Andrew Bacevich Quotes
I began to appreciate that authentic truth is never simple and that any version of truth handed down from on high - whether by presidents, prime ministers, or archbishops - is inherently suspect. The powerful, I came to see, reveal truth only to the extent that it suits them.
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There is a recognition that Second Amendment rights, like First Amendment and other rights, come with responsibilities and limitations. There is no reason both sides of the gun debate can't support policies that both protect the right to legally own guns for sport and safety, and reduce the likelihood of mass fatalities.
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The leader of the market today may not necessarily be the leader tomorrow.
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I wanted to see how flavors, spices, and grains traveled back and forth along the Silk Road and were interpreted by a multitude of cultures' palates.
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I'm very blessed with the perfect husband.
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'Helter-Skelter' was the motive for the murders. Manson borrowed that term from a Beatles song on the 'White Album.' In England, helter-skelter is a playground ride. To Manson, helter-skelter meant a war between whites and blacks that the Beatles were in favor of.
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I love mentoring young girls. I've always been like that.
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I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything.
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The checks and balances is a way to prevent government from either devolving into an autocratic tyranny or an autocratic mob mentality.
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I don't like to tell lies.
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I've always been active - outdoors, on the beach, playing - and so to go home and have to sit on my couch and relax... it's frustrating. Sometimes, you just have to really shut yourself down.
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It's weird because music is this thing that you love doing, and it comes completely from a place of creativity, and then that transfers into having to manage a business and make decisions and figure out what is the best route to go in terms of getting your product to as many people as possible.
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I never really took a proper art class in college. I just started reading art magazines and going to galleries. I was really drawn to it.
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You could get a cheer by saying: 'Let's withdraw from Afghanistan', but I don't think that's where the public's at. It wouldn't be responsible.
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Tcl tends to get ported to weird places like routers.
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In food, it's really, like, either you're right, or you're wrong. You know, people's taste buds kind of vary, but there's a technique. Either you do it right, or you don't.
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No, I never saw an angel, but it is irrelevant whether I saw one or not. I feel their presence around me.
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I'd love to have four or five kids.
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I see travelling as a great learning process, and my biggest dream is to travel the world.
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I've done every job in the world, and movies, the only thing close to a movie that I've ever done is it's kind of like being in a band.
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'WhatsApp' began as a simple idea: ensuring that anyone could stay in touch with family and friends anywhere on the planet, without costs or gimmicks standing in the way.
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She's not happy about the life she is living but to jump through the hoop would mean to succumb to death.
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You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once.
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I began to appreciate that authentic truth is never simple and that any version of truth handed down from on high - whether by presidents, prime ministers, or archbishops - is inherently suspect. The powerful, I came to see, reveal truth only to the extent that it suits them.
