William Westmoreland Quotes
In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast Asia.
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There were a couple of things I needed to do while I was in New York. One was to have a pizza pie, one was to get a tattoo... and the other was to get a Yankees hat.
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I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person.
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I think people appreciate honesty.
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The only theism worthy of our respect believes in God not because of the way the world is made but in spite of that. The only theism that is no less profound than the Buddha's atheism is that represented in the Bible by Job and Jeremiah.
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Well you know it's dangerous in politics, because especially in the Philippines there's a lot of killing in politics.
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I've been able to work with great directors in Israel.
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My favorite soundtrack is 'Avatar.' It's the best thing in the world. I love it.
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The biggest misconception about me is the bad-boy image that everyone stuck me into due to my tattoos, drug days and the constant changes I make with my hair color.
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Radical Islamists spread from Western Africa through the Middle East, all the way to South Asia to sub-Indian continent.
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Tax cuts are like sex: When they are good, they are very, very good. And when they are bad, they are still pretty good.
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I always say, as an actress, I get to portray the human condition, but as an activist, I get to change the human condition.
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No matter how much you've done before, you wonder if there will be a light at the end of this particular tunnel. It's the nature of the beast, and it's a part of what compels us. Every movie is a new lesson you learn making your way through it.
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I was raised on NBC television.
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When Matt LeBlanc had his show 'Joey', I strongly suggested to the producers that they should bring me on.
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Striking out Ruth and Gehrig in succession was too big an order.
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I began to write in an enclosed, self-confident literary culture. The poet's life stood in a burnished light in the Ireland of that time. Poets were still poor, had little sponsored work, and could not depend on a sympathetic reaction to their poetry. But the idea of the poet was honored.
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This is a polarizing statement, as I have come to discover, but I am a Pats, Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins fan from birth until death.
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The use of violence in movies is a subject that's worth addressing. I'm not standing on a soapbox or wagging a finger, but I'm interested in those subjects for sure.
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We put stereotypes on ourselves. Everybody does that. But I think it's just a little harder for black kids to just be who they are.
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Most of my interests in terms of writing are dark, so it's discordant how much I try to lock into the vibe of wherever I'm at. Inhabiting the life of the imagination is the nature of survival strategy - you build yourself little worlds to enjoy.
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Unfortunately, in war, there are casualties, including among the civilian population.
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Don't use men to get what you want in life. Get it yourself.
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My idea of an amusement park story is getting adventurers to go tour environmental disaster areas. After all, if the entire Great Barrier Reef gets killed, which seems like an extremely lively possibility, what are you going to do with all that rotting limestone?
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In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast Asia.
