Henry Kissinger Quotes
History is not, of course, a cookbook offering pretested recipes. It teaches by analogy, not by maxims. It can illuminate the consequences of actions in comparable situations, yet each generation must discover for itself what situations are in fact comparable.
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Retirement's the most wonderful thing. I get to enjoy all the things I never stopped to notice on the way up. After an extraordinary life, it's time to enjoy my retirement.
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Lipgloss is my calling!
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If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.
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Those darker sides, the things that we don't want to admit about ourselves - that's what excites me.
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I think that's the ultimate sign of a teammate and respect is that they compete against one another so hard at practice that here's a chance to share some knowledge inside. It takes some humility to do that.
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My whole back's tattooed. I just wanted a twist. I was always in punk bands when I was little... I think that's where the tie comes from.
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I got a finger that's literally bone-on-bone. This bad boy, it gets smaller. The more and more I do, it grinds bone-on-bone.
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I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write.
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My spiritual evolution I would describe as journey from literalism to figuratism. I now see all religious texts as pointing to an ineffable truth.
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I went into the sciences very early on, but to me, economics pervades so much more of our lives and our existence.
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The more choices we give patients affected by depression, the better we will serve them.
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The thing that bothers me about journalism is the false equivalency we sometimes place on certain issues.
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We can win respect in the world only if we are strong internally and can banish poverty and unemployment from our country.
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People call me a hermit. But I'm happy.
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Religion has a good place and it has its good people.
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Memories have huge staying power, but like dreams, they thrive in the dark, surviving for decades in the deep waters of our minds like shipwrecks on the sea bed.
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It is past time that consumers recognize the emerging power of 'Made In America' products and services. The nation's shopping list needs this header: Check out what is made here before you 'go' overseas.
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It doesn't matter to me if someone is a Republican or a Democrat, I'm going to be the governor for all Marylanders.
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I was once an extra in a Bruce Springsteen video where they did a live performance video at Tramps. I forget the name of the song.
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We are all human beings, immigrant or non-immigrant. We all feel fear. We all love and become confused when we don't act as well as we would like to. We all get depressed and have feelings of uselessness. All of these things are true and have always been true.
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The Russians have a long history of interfering in elections - theirs and other people's.
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There's a moment of truth that comes when you are performing, and you are all alone.
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History is not, of course, a cookbook offering pretested recipes. It teaches by analogy, not by maxims. It can illuminate the consequences of actions in comparable situations, yet each generation must discover for itself what situations are in fact comparable.
