Eric L. Haney Quotes
The world of counterterrorism is like that old jigsaw puzzle in the back of the closet: Its many missing pieces and extra parts jumbled in from other puzzles make it almost impossible to assemble. But in Ghost, Fred Burton manages to join together enough pieces to give us a discerning look at that world. This is a story, told in human terms, that will help make sense of the great puzzle of our times.
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I have a terrible habit of shopping after I go to the gym or hitting eBay.
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The Democratic Party went far to the left, I think, and left some of us stranded on the beach, so we went to the Republican Party.
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When boasting ends, there dignity begins.
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The IRS targeting certain groups for harassment because of their politics would be unfair. If we found out the NSA was keeping special tabs on everyone who worshiped at a mosque or took a Bible trip through the Middle East, you'd have an uprising.
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Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. If Nigeria succeeds at democratic governance it will be an anchor for all of West Africa. Africa needs a strong Nigeria.
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I'm someone who sits at a computer eight hours a day, and I look in that pinhole camera at the top of my screen and think, 'Someone could be watching me.'
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.
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All minorities think they're immune, but we're absolutely part of the one in five that gets skin cancer! It's a myth, and myths are meant to be debunked!
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When people get placed upon a pedestal - when they start chasing after that person on the pedestal - they become mannequin-like.
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Not only are police officers often taken for granted, many people are highly vocal about their dislike for cops.
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Souls made of fire, and children of the sun,With whom revenge is virtue.
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Freedom of speech implies the world isn’t defined. It is meaningful when people are allowed to see the world their way.
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I know this sounds weird, but I honestly believe music comes from the universe. Inspiration comes from the universe, and you drag it into your mind.
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I've found that I've settled into myself a little bit more in last year and started wearing things that I feel comfortable with and my own style and... I decided to just embrace the person that I am and the look I like, and what I think is pretty.
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The feature space is a spectacle space. It's about getting people out of their houses to go to theater when we all have a lot of things in our home now that occupy our attention.
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American families be warned, if the White House doesn't send your jobs overseas, they'll send your kids.
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I'm interested in the cosmos. I want to know what's out there and how connected we are.
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The smartest thing I did in law school: asking my future wife to go out dancing with me. The smartest thing I did when practicing law: quitting. The smartest thing I've done in writing: following my own head and writing what I wanted to write, and nothing but.
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It's sad that so many people feel they need to alter their image. I think there is something really beautiful about ageing naturally.
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I decided to write short stories because they got rejected quicker.
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I'm aware that the World Cup is probably the greatest spectacle in the world of sport, and that's despite the referees that have been found to have fixed games specifically.
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Nothin wounded goes uphill, he said. It just dont happen.
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I'm oftentimes called away from my family... it's rather hard for me to be away from them. We're very close.
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The world of counterterrorism is like that old jigsaw puzzle in the back of the closet: Its many missing pieces and extra parts jumbled in from other puzzles make it almost impossible to assemble. But in Ghost, Fred Burton manages to join together enough pieces to give us a discerning look at that world. This is a story, told in human terms, that will help make sense of the great puzzle of our times.
