William Westmoreland Quotes
We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning.
Quotes to Explore
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By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.
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It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind.
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Cable news is more titillating to talk about who's up and who's down and all that nonsense as opposed to what's actually done.
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There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man.
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Oh gosh, I dyed my hair red when I was in year 11 with that L'Oreal Live stuff. It was like plumy purple - it was horrific. I looked awful; I don't know what I was thinking!
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Doctrines provide an architecture for both Republican and Democrat presidents to carry out policies.
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That's one of the lucky things about getting the success later on. I know how I want to dress, I know what kind of house I want to live in, I just know more about myself, and that's true about the roles I want to play and what parts of myself I want to express. You're just more in touch with yourself.
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I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.
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It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even know I was doing it.
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Beethoven's music tends to move from chaos to order, as if order were an imperative of human existence.
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I totally consider Fishbowl my full time job - I have to say I freaking love doing this blog. I just enjoy the medium so much; I love the fact that it requires me to read amazing stuff by hilarious and talented people and forces me to know what's going on in the world.
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You don't get second chances in the real world.
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I have a mantra in my head that there will always be another meal. I can put my fork down, knowing there will be good things in my future!
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There's no way I can represent for everyone. I can't represent for all women or all big women or all black women. It's important for people not to make celebrities their source of who they should be in life. I can't take on the pressure of being perfect. Nobody is.
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In the beginning, when I first found out I had a disease that was incurable, emotionally I had to get used to the idea of being sick before I could think about making any other major decisions in my life.
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I've never thought in terms of 'men do this' and 'women do that.'
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Redemption just means you just make a change in your life and you try to do right, versus what you were doing, which was wrong.
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I remember being about eight and watching 'Pollyanna' with Hayley Mills. I looked at my mum and said, 'Mum, I want to be Pollyanna.' She said, 'You're going to have to make yourself cry if you want to be an actress.' So I turned my head away, and when I turned it back I was in floods of tears.
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I'd argue that the term 'superhero' is much too broadly used.
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I don't think I've ever met any single person who has been vulgar. But you know, you learn along the way that some people are going to be very generous, and other people... It's just not innate within them. Sometimes I think you just have to decide if you're going to stand up and get on with it or if you're going to be crushed and threatened.
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And Im happy that Im not super skinny.
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The decision to go to war is the most important decision that I can make as a representative in Congress. As a veteran, I see any potential military action first through the eyes of the young men and women who volunteered to wear the uniform and would carry out such a mission.
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I never did. I only prepared to win the next day.
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We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning.
