Antoine-Henri Jomini Quotes
The surprise of an army is now next to an impossibility. ... Prearranged surprises are rare and difficult because in order to plan one it becomes necessary to have an accurate knowledge of the enemy's camp.
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I'd just play 'til my hands fell off. My parents would yell at me to stop because they couldn't stand the noise any more! I was terrible! It must have been hard for them to listen to me as a beginning drummer.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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I love bass, I really do. Bass is ace!
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I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I.
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I don't know any woman who doesn't have an anxiety attack about wearing a bathing suit.
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The initial spark, your affection for the characters, all those things can disappear. It's a perilous thing.
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I find doing speeches nerve wrecking.
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A lot of films come out before they're finished.
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Chinese women are much more modest than American women when it comes to clothes. We tend to show less flesh.
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Being a professional cricketer, you have to adapt to the conditions quickly. It takes time to get rhythm when you are constantly traveling from one country to another.
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It's always about the music, never about anything else.
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When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.
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If you establish a routine for your child, then your routine can be more manageable.
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That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel?
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There is no doubt that the new wave in Palestine will soon wipe off this disgraceful blot from the face of the Islamic world.
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No man can mortgage his injustice as a pawn for his fidelity.
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Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to get attention we do, except walk?
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I don't know whether there is anyone else at all who remembers my noble father with such sadness.
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You don't really have to dress a ton of actors. You don't really have to spend a bunch of money lining up extras to look the time period.
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Racing is dangerous, but I've been in a lot worse situations as a pipe fitter.
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I've been very active all my life. I was a combat instructor in the Israeli Army.
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I think it's very important to have a public discussion about why we're denying our soldiers the ability to exercise their Second Amendment rights.
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Or if I have my head in the results, I can't work with what I have, because I'm trying to force something to happen. And with singing, any time you force it, you tighten up. If you tighten up, you're screwed, nothing will work.
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The surprise of an army is now next to an impossibility. ... Prearranged surprises are rare and difficult because in order to plan one it becomes necessary to have an accurate knowledge of the enemy's camp.
