Rick Atkinson Quotes
I think I may try and write something about my pretty extraordinary experience with the 101st in Iraq.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm from Maine. I eat apple pie for breakfast.
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I suspect that one of capitalism's crucial assets derives from the fact that the imagination of economists, including its critics, lags well behind its own inventiveness, the arbitrariness of its undertaking and the ruthlessness of the way in which it proceeds.
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I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published in. I think it's great to be aware of how publishing works.
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When Hillary was First Lady, we went to the Beijing Women's Conference. She courageously stood up and spoke out on behalf of human rights and women's rights, inspiring millions to fight for a better future.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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I can't go into a mob scene and sense the mood and the attitude of the crowd. I can't conduct man-on-the-street interviews or even get reactions that I can be sure are honest, because they know who I am.
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With Spotify, people don't get it until they try it. Then they tell their friends.
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Gandalf is ever-present in my life. I like it.
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Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously.
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I'm just going to do me; I'm not trying to do the Eminem thing, the D12 thing or the 50 thing.
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Even as technology becomes increasingly critical to the way we live our lives, power our world and defend our shores, the United States has allowed the production of minerals crucial in the creation of these advanced products to slide.
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There is no need for neighborhood informants and paper dossiers if the government can see citizens' every Web site visit, e-mail and text message.
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A critic should be taught to criticise a work of art without making any reference to the personality of the author.
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The government will always tell you that it wants low inflation. The real issue is the horizon over which to bring inflation down.
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I don't do the whole, 'Put my name on it, make me famous' thing.
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One of the things that Ang brings to all of his projects is his deep sense of being a double exile, an outsider's outsider.
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I would like to think I'm a good secret-keeper, when it comes to friends. I'm quite loyal like that.
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Life is a gift horse in my opinion.
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I had to learn to dance for 'The Adjustment Bureau' and it was nearly impossible. I turned up with my knees knocking in my leotard and went home and cried my eyes out.
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When you're young, you don't have any experience - you're charged up, but you're out of control. And if you're old and you're not charged up, then all you have is memories. But if you're charged and stimulated by what's going on around you, and you also have experience, you know what to appreciate and what to pass by.
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Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
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I think the big thing with O.J. - I've known him since he was in high school - and he's a great kid, loves the game of basketball.
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I have been a big guy all my life, I am not going to lose a bunch of weight, because then you're like that weird fat person that got skinny but still has a big head. I don't want to do that. So I'm just trying.
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I think I may try and write something about my pretty extraordinary experience with the 101st in Iraq.
