Zbigniew Brzezinski Quotes
In the long run, global politics are bound to become increasingly uncongenial to the concentration of hegemonic power in the hands of a single state. Hence, America is not only the first, as well as the only, truly global superpower, but it is also likely to be the very last.
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I'm resigned to the fact that the corseted history of America is not as exciting as that of Britain.
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Because I'm so hands on here at work and always looking at fabrics you have to be mobile and as comfortable as possible.
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The thing about women playing boys is that we're not going to age, and we're not going to go through puberty in the middle of a long-running series.
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All dictators, the rich and famous, to the lowest security guard who holds a gun, easily forget that power is transitory.
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San Francisco has long been a leader in the arts, nurturing generations of painters, sculptors, poets, novelists, playwrights, film-makers, and performing artists and innovators of every kind.
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Is America truly a democracy? Has America ever been a democracy with the institution of slavery?
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I work out, I go to pilates, I walk and I eat everything I can get my hands on.
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Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.
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I doubt God would want to touch America's tax code, since it is already located in the third rung of Hell.
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To deal with local pollution, China has put on the agenda the capping of coal, which has long been a sensitive issue.
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We are Americans. We - we - we are - we are doctors. We are investment bankers. We are taxi drivers. We are store keepers. We are lawyers. We are - we are part of the fabric of America. And the way that America today treats its Muslims is being watched by over a billion Muslims worldwide.
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The ultimate search engine would basically understand everything in the world, and it would always give you the right thing. And we're a long, long ways from that.
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What I tend to get from America is very enthusiastic letters and e-mail from librarians and schoolteachers, the gatekeepers, though I hesitate to use that word. I've never been a huge seller.
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The director took my face in his hands and asked me to show him my teeth, as with a horse. This happened on a Wednesday, and by the following Monday I was shooting.
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To me, America is just another market.
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Storytelling is fine as long as you can encourage people to act on the stories.
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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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Well, we're in show business, and I have been making a living in this business a long time and inevitably it means taking what it is that you've done and hopefully you're showing it to a lot of people who like it.
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John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.
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Politicians have responsibility to act if the public opinion changes. Flooding, storms, droughts are all getting people talking about climate change. I wonder if someday Atlanta will run out of water?
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I can write absolutely anywhere. All I need is a laptop.
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We may have a tacit understanding of how our solar system works, but watching the sun disappear behind the moon reminds us of the vastness of space and the enduring mysteries of the universe we inhabit.
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I am not a special person. I am a regular person who does special things.
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In the long run, global politics are bound to become increasingly uncongenial to the concentration of hegemonic power in the hands of a single state. Hence, America is not only the first, as well as the only, truly global superpower, but it is also likely to be the very last.
