Carl von Clausewitz Quotes
Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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The C student starts a restaurant. The A student writes restaurant reviews.
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And also, it's sort of my job to make you believe things about him that aren't true about me.
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One of the lessons learned during the Vietnam War was that the depiction of wounded soldiers, of coffins stacked higher than their living guards, had a negative effect on the viewing public. The military in Iraq specifically banned the photographing of wounded soldiers and coffins, thus sanitizing this terrible and bloody conflict.
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If you can live in Vegas, or visit Vegas, and leave in one piece, still loving it and somehow laughing about it, you should spend at least part of your last night in town doing something that will serve you well no matter where you go next: thank your lucky stars.
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I had several near death experiences or very, you know, close calls, if you may, in Iraq. You know, there was an incident where I was nearly kidnapped.
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The job as a coach is difficult.
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If you're conservative in Hollywood, you're on a list of people who need to be put in their place.
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The mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture.
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I am fully aware of the concept of political revolutions. After all, that is what we hoped might happen in the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe, but what actually happened was capitalist restoration.
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I've done tons of Debbie Allen musicals. I was a dancer in 'Glee,' and I was a Laker girl for three months.
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Peptic ulcers became more common in the 20th century at the same time that these theories of Freud and other psychoanalysts became popular. And somehow those meshed, and this tradition emerged that ulcers were caused by stress or turmoil in one's life.
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I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad.
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I used to be a huge fan of 'Lockup' on MSNBC, and that certainly has helped with my understanding of the world.
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Mitt Romney subscribes to the cynical logic that says the American dream belongs to some of us but not all of us.
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I love working with women.
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Culture constitutes an essential element of social and political liberation. As people rise up across the Middle East and North Africa, the diversity of their cultures is not only the means but also the ultimate goal of their liberation and their freedom.
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How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
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Eternity. It is the sea mingled with the sun.
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No matter how much I'm on and people are loving me, there's always some like, and it's usually a woman too, in the audience rolling her eyes, "Oh Wayne, you're embarrassing yourself." There's always someone like that.
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Indifference is the strongest contempt.
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What 'eminent domain' laws mean in practice is that politicians have a right to seize your property and turn it over to someone else, in order to gain campaign contributions and win votes.
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Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.
