Benjamin Wittes Quotes
I have fiercely criticized both the Bush administration's counterterrorism policies and the Obama administration's - and fiercely defended both as well.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm an entrepreneur.
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I don't have a favorite song that I've written. But I do have a favorite song: 'Always on My Mind,' the Willie Nelson version. If I could sing it like he do, I would sing it every night. I like the story it tells.
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Pop ya kickstand little mama I'm the Nickster. I'll pop you then I'll pop your little sister.
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The Chinese had gunpowder, but it didn't occur to them to put it in a gun. They possessed the compass but didn't go anywhere. They invented paper, printing, and a written form of their language, but hardly anyone in China was taught to read.
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You can make lots of mistakes, but if you give children avenues for creativity and joy, they will have resources to carry them through. For example, if cooking together, reading, listening to music, coloring, participating in sports, or taking a walk in the woods are paired with pleasure and closeness, throughout life doing these things will kindle old feelings of happiness an/or comfort.
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There' s nothing good in war. Except its ending.
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We must do all we can to empower parents and communities to protect our youth and to encourage healthy behavior free from binge drinking and other forms of alcohol abuse.
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It is a thousand pities never to say what one feels.
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The Saluki is a marvel of elegance.
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The chicken did not cross the road. The road passed beneath the chicken.
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All men are ignorant, just in different fields.
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My notion of democracy is that under it the weakest shall have the same opportunities as the strongest... no country in the world today shows any but patronizing regard for the weak... Western democracy, as it functions today, is diluted fascism... true democracy cannot be worked by twenty men sitting at the center. It has to be worked from below, by the people of every village.
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What can I say about this move? Nothing so I won't.
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How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!
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I was not a fan of the Bush administration, as I think many of us were not.
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This administration affects the everyday life of the common person.
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Ignorance is no excuse, it's the real thing.
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I have fiercely criticized both the Bush administration's counterterrorism policies and the Obama administration's - and fiercely defended both as well.
