Leon Panetta Quotes
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I spent years studying the teachings of Patanjali, and he reminded us several thousand years ago that when we are steadfast - which means that we never slip in our abstention of thoughts of harm directed toward others - then all living creatures cease to feel enmity in our presence.
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I have a necklace with a golden key, given to me by my sisters, which I always wear.
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Is there anything more dangerous than sympathetic understanding?
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Everywhere in the world, whether manufacturing, trade or whatever, it is controlled by one apparatus and one policy perspective. Here we have one prime minister with good intentions, and six ministries running their own empires. This creates problems including the import culture.
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One of the stranger things about me is that I was raised as an Orthodox Jew. I went to a yeshiva until I was thirteen years old and spoke fluent Hebrew.
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As far as the UFC, if they offer us a fair deal, then we would be open to fighting in the UFC.
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I've always tried to explore the humorous aspects of life.
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To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.
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The actors in 'Eight Men Out' really know how to play, and the background athletes are all professionals.
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The moment an athlete doesn't train, things start to get a bit rusty.
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I cannot believe that I get a tour bus. I've been traveling in a van for 15 years. I used to look at people who were on buses and be like, 'Whoa, man, some day.'
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I try to understand people who aren't as smart as me and not be hateful.
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I was always singing to myself, but I never ever performed, and I never told anyone I liked to sing. So it was a definitely a new adventure going in to audition for 'Glee.'
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I think they tried the 3-D revolution at least five times throughout history, and it never seemed to work. However, finally, 'Avatar' did it.
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A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
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The joke that I make is that there are instances on the TV series that happen to me, - except on Sex and the City they always make it better or worse than real life and I am actually saying that in a joking way.
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The speed of the fleet is not determined by the fastest vessel; rather it is determined by the slowest one.
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Foucault, like David Letterman, made smirking glibness an art form.
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People who don't know how to keep themselves healthy ought to have the decency to get themselves buried, and not waste time about it.
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Everybody ought to have a lower East Side in their life.
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The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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In the near term, oil is galloping ahead and leading our economy. We have to corral the "horse" and gradually reduce our dependence on oil and coal, in their present forms. Green-energy investment is inherently high-tech, and we could lead in the next-generation energy technologies, as we did and do now with oil and gas. All it takes is leadership!
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When I was asked to do a song from 'In the Heights' at the White House in 2009, I chose instead to do 'Alexander Hamilton' because I felt like I was meeting a moment.
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Al Qaeda still remains a threat.
