James Woolsey Quotes
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To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
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On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.
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I have cravings all the time, even when I'm not pregnant.
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A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia.
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I love elephants! It's my favorite animal.
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When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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The death of my kid made me a stronger person. There's no end to what I'm willing to do.
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It's so hard for me to wrap my head around the concept of truth, I don't even know what people mean by it.
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The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.
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You can take any one of our stories that we use right now, put western clothes on us, stick us out in the west and they'll work just as well - any single one of them - because they're stories about people, they're stories about things.
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'Haraamkhor' is a low budget film. We are not worried about the box office because our film is already in profit. It's got a strong content that will reach people's heart.
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When we write about Auschwitz, we must know that Auschwitz, in a certain sense at least, suspended literature. One can only write a black novel about Auschwitz or - you should excuse the expression - a cheap serial, which begins in Auschwitz and is still not over.
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I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid to teachers throughout the country.
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Whenever I have a bad day I just think of these people.
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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If you're a casting director, you're going to be curious to see what Timothy Spall's son is like. But when you get in the door, you have to have something to offer.
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The truth is I had lots of rehab and now I have a clean bill of health.
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Guy's my soulmate. I love every moment we spend together. I can't see that ever changing.
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The day of judgment is either approaching or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for adjournment. If it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles may be brought.
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If a person is fearful, it is a fearful time. If a person is hopeful, it's a hopeful time. If you look at world events one way, fear is reasonable. If you look at the world another way, hope is justified.
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For it is the chief characteristic of the religion of science, that it works, and that such curses as that of Aporat’s are really deadly.
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War may make a fool of man, but it by no means degrades him; on the contrary, it tends to exalt him, and its net effects are much like those of motherhood on women.
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"World War III, was the Cold War".