Anthony H. Cordesman Quotes
They have begun to realize that when you focus only on the U.S. it gives the impression that the U.S. doesn't care about Iraqis. In these kinds of political battles you need to count your allies, not just yourself.
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With a face like this, there aren't a lot of lawyers or priest roles coming my way. I've got a face that was meant for a mug shot, and that's what I've been doing for the past thirty years.
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We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable.
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I worked with the Neville Brothers for 40-some years on the highway, and up and down since I can remember - funk from New Orleans.
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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
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In the 60s, if you wanted to be an actor, you couldn't do just one thing.
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Comic book readers tend to be pretty secular and anti-authoritarian; nothing is above satire in their eyes.
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I like somebody who's not so crazy but likes to have a good time... and who is thoughtful and kind and easy to laugh with. Somebody you can just be yourself with one hundred and fifty percent.
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You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing.
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The latest technology is not always good for anything except to the producers of the technology.
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You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it!
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Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone.
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I think that I've had a very strange life.
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I don't like sitting at a table that's too large, where everyone is too far apart. That's a party killer.
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When I was in college, I had only one ambition that one day I would like to be a director.
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I'm a lot luckier than most people, although I used to look at it the other way around-that so many people seemed luckier than me.
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Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.
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My point of view is that when I am playing cricket I cannot think that this game is less or more important.
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The dog is the perfect portrait subject. He doesn't pose. He isn't aware of the camera.
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If you do one thing a day, make it a headstand. It's the king of all postures and has so many benefits. It helps me sleep better and focus.
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How do you pray a prayer so filled with faith that it can move a mountain? By shifting your focus from the size of your mountain to the sufficiency of the Mountain Mover and then stepping forward in obedience.
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I think we really need a movement to drive how popular culture understands the issues that feminists care about. When I think about the LGBT movement for example, they have had a really intentional strategy to try to change images and representation of LGBT people in the media and the culture. It really moved the dial politically. That's what is needed in the women's movement - a strategy that can drive awareness and culture change.
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They have begun to realize that when you focus only on the U.S. it gives the impression that the U.S. doesn't care about Iraqis. In these kinds of political battles you need to count your allies, not just yourself.
