Aldrich Ames Quotes
The human spy, in terms of the American espionage effort, had never been terribly pertinent.
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I knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses.
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We've become slaves to words like 'local,' 'fresh,' and 'seasonal.' We all want to be Thomas Jefferson's agrarian hero, but sustainable food is a difficult beast.
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I have always believed that astrophysics should be the extrapolation of laboratory physics, that we must begin from the present universe and work our way backward to progressively more remote and uncertain epochs.
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I feel like I'm five sometimes because I still enjoy myself. I enjoy what I do.
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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Remember that your imagination is yours and yours alone. You have the inborn capacity to use it in any way that you choose. No one else is responsible for your imagination. Anything placed in your imagination and held there ultimately becomes your reality.
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Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others.
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It's so hard not to smile.
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The idea to do the album only on keyboards kind of happened by accident. I was quite happy with the sound and felt it really didn't need more instruments, so I didn't use them.
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I'm very competitive by nature. And I like to be the underdog - It's the best way to win. To come from behind and win is a great feeling!
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It's a sad day when the leaders of the free world engage in such deception and trickery. I voted against this unnecessary war and will continue to argue that the best way to support our troops is to bring them home.
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The Qur'an is in many ways far less concrete than the Bible, relying on the esoteric more often than the apparent.
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Growing up in Florida and having naturally curly hair was a bit tough. I had to learn to do treatments and masks to keep the frizz under control.
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Congress has turned its back on America's working families. There are Teamster families in every congressional district in America, and those families vote. Those who would oppose these families have done so at their own political peril.
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My day-to-day life changes; I don't have any standard day.
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The paradox is that money never meant anything to me. And it still doesn't, except now as an occasion for regret in that there are things that I want to make sure my family is protected when I pass.
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To be clear, I'm not opposed to apps; I just want them to be geared to my lifestyle. I don't need a virtual NASCAR racing app, but I'd certainly appreciate one that stopped my husband from plowing into the lawnmower every time he pulls into the garage.
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I feel very blessed to have the support I have and to have the fans that I have. I'm still striving to make it every day.
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I get angry about the way women are forced and bullied into what the male ideal is.
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My favorite films are the ones that I walk away from and I know I saw a story.
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If men will not act for themselves, what will they do when the benefit of their effort is for all?
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By the late '70s I had come to question the point of a great deal of what we were doing, in terms of the CIA's overall charter.
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But I don't bet the farm on any of those possibilities, either. I'm also preparing, intelligently, to walk away from this, and walk away from it happy to have had the experience.
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The human spy, in terms of the American espionage effort, had never been terribly pertinent.
