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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Democracy will win - because a government’s legitimacy can only come from citizens; because in this age of information and empowerment, people want more control over their lives, not less; and because, more than any other form of government ever devised, only democracy, rooted in the sanctity of the individual, can deliver real progress.
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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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It’s a shame...you just don’t see young people doing anything outside these days.
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And there hasn't been much progress in Darwinism since the life of Darwin.
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Interreligious dialogue is extremely important for religious people as well as secular people or non-believers. They should participate, and they should be encouraged to have interreligious dialogue, because dialogue is a channel or an instrument to promote intimacy between individual.
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The universe, he observed, makes rather an indifferent parent, I am afraid.
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A composition should be simple and clear. That is why the drawings of children and primitives are so strong.
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Al Qaeda still remains a threat.
