Ted Koppel Quotes
My level of cynicism about the reasons that took us to war against Iraq remain just as well-developed as they were before I went.
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
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I made all my generals out of mud.
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In the '60s not everybody was wearing flowers in their hair and flowing caftans.
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I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping our house in Chicago because real estate is a really good investment and also because it is just crammed with full of stuff!
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I don't know what love means.
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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Don't pay any attention to the critics - don't even ignore them.
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We have four beautiful children and some wonderful memories.
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I don't really look forward to movie stardom or doing a $200-million movie or winning an Academy Award.
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A comic can be aesthetically beautiful. I think they captured it beautifully and accurately.
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You know, people always ask, 'What are you like offstage?' And I always say, 'Well, I'm completely normal and mellow.'
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I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf.
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We kind of like the new Outkast.
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When I see a movie with someone it's kind of uncomfortable.
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When someone tells me about Malala, the girl who was shot by the Taliban - that's my definition for her - I don't think she's me. Now I don't even feel as if I was shot. Even my life in Swat feels like a part of history or a movie I watched. Things change. God has given us a brain and a heart which tell us how to live.
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Let me die because I do not want to see the sun again.
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Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.
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I also didn't consider myself a huge baby person.
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Blame is a bitter and indigestible thing, even when the blame is a coat you cut for yourself, even when you stood right there and got yourself measured so you could wear it right.
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A more humane form of capitalism is about the best I think we can get. Which might sound very reformist or conservative, but that's basically where I am.
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We have no vital national interest in Syria's civil war.
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The failure to dissect the cause of war leaves us open for the next installment.
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Well, if it's naive to want peace instead of war, let 'em make sure they say I'm naive. Because I want peace instead of war. If they tell me they want war instead of peace, I don't say they're naive, I say they're stupid. Stupid to an incredible degree to send young people out to kill other young people they don't even know, who never did anybody any harm, never harmed them. That is the current system. I am naive? That's insane.
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My level of cynicism about the reasons that took us to war against Iraq remain just as well-developed as they were before I went.
