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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You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today.
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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 don't have time to be depressed.
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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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From the R&B side, I've always been a huge Brian McKnight fan. He's just as talented as it gets vocally, and as a musician. I think it'd be real cool to do something with him.
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Things pop out of people's mouths that you wouldn't expect them to say, so I've stopped trying to guess ahead of time who might be interesting to talk to.
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I think I can keep a rhythm to a beat, but there are quite a few people who would argue with me.
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Forty years ago this country went down a rabbit hole in Vietnam and millions died. I fear we're going down a rabbit hole once again - and if people can stop and think and reflect on some of the ideas and issues in this movie, perhaps I've done some damn good here!
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We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning.
