Alvin Dark Quotes
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I'm very content.
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On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.
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Exposure to a diversity of disciplines has been exceptionally helpful to me.
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Indian classical music was born when time barely existed. It developed further within the structures of royal courts and a system of patronage where the ruler or the feudal master determined all.
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All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together.
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A man can make himself put down what comes, even if it seems nauseating nonsense; tomorrow some of it may not seem wholly nonsense at all.
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A lot has happened over the years. And while this nation has been tested by war, and it's been tested by recession and all manner of challenges - I stand before you again tonight, after almost two terms as your president, to tell you I am more optimistic about the future of America than ever before.
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I have been in teen shows for years, so doing that stuff - kissing - is kind of commonplace and not a big deal. It was way more cool just because it was Meg Ryan.
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What scares me? Oh, now that's a big question. I don't know what scares me – cockroaches, nuclear apocalypse. Fear is an interesting thing. It has a place in all of our lives. I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try.
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I love the Army with every bone in my body.
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I had planned to spend my 40s continuing my public service and starting a family. I thought that by fighting for the people I cared about and loving those close to me, I could leave the world a better place.
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I never taught my girls to play golf; they all played softball.
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I just can't do heels any more. At least not when I'm working. I travel a lot.
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I almost rented a house by an architect named Schindler, but I couldn't afford it. It was a jewel.
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Once the command of the air is obtained by one of the contending armies, the war becomes a conflict between a seeing host and one that is blind.
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In terms of the actual curriculum for management education, my own view is very simple-minded: The world is incredibly complex, it changes all the time, and we should not even hope that we could create a general model that accurately describes the world in all its possible states.
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Iraq has, in effect, one export of any consequence. That's oil.
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Instead, we try to apply Aesop's 2,600-year-old equation to opportunities in which we have reasonable confidence as to how many birds are in the bush and when they will emerge (a formulation that my grandsons would probably update to 'A girl in a convertible is worth five in the phonebook.').
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You can make a really good film for under a million dollars, like 'October Baby,' or under a half million, like 'Hardflip.'
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The bluebird carries the sky on his back.
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One had a lovely face, And two or three had charm, But charm and face were in vain. Because the mountain grass Cannot keep the form Where the mountain hare has lain.
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Or perhaps - the secret of life is to choose your risks?
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I became a real free market fanatic. I'm probably less so now than even two or three years ago.
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Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a communist.
