Ben Mezrich Quotes
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If Nixon is not forced to turn over tapes of his conversations with the ring of men who were conversing on their violations of the law, then liberty will soon be dead in this nation.
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
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I am proud to be a Sikh and am a true disciple of Guru Gobind Singh, who sacrificed his entire family for the Sikh religion.
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The key thing about force protection is... if you focus too much on force protection, and you disengage yourself from the community, you're putting yourself at greater risk because you need to interact with the community in a positive way to gain the intelligence you need.
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I don't like talking about myself and I don't like talking about the work.
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There are over 20 federal agencies that provide some, or all, of the steps in the export process. This can paint a very confusing and intimidating picture for small companies who often don't have designated export officials or trade representatives on staff to navigate the process for their businesses.
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Hip-hop is all about impact, baby. You can sell records, you can be two-times platinum, you can be gold... but if you lame, you lame, man. We try to provide the exact opposite of that. It's style, individuality, confidence. We exude that.
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I've created my own career in my life, and I've had a lot of fun doing it. I think that's good.
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Drilling is risky because finding oil is only half the job. The real challenge is finding the money to pump the oil.
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The waves of religion based on terrorism in the 1990s are based on the tormented response of a mutilated Muslim society whose progressive forces have been savagely emasculated. Why on earth is the Arab world so hostile to women? Why can it not see women as a force for development?
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Art gives us an opportunity to not have to leave or go somewhere or do something to experience the magic in our lives. It actually gets us to sit back and be where we are and recognize we're already magical.
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I'm thinking of taking up golf, but the idea of spending time with golfers frightens me.
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One of the things that a president needs in the face of genocide is resolve.
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I have lots of concerns at working with Russia going against ISIS until we have agreements in terms of what Russia's behavior is going to be.
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An unlocked door means that, occasionally, you might get a devil come in, but a locked door means you have thousands of angels just walk by.
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The sponsorship offers have been amazing. I have to turn down a lot.
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There are two words for everything.
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Sometimes you need to go on a low-information diet.
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I don't want to do anything in bad taste.
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We die alone, but we live among men.
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Give the people - confidence. Give the people - delight. Give the people - hope. Give the people - the best.
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At the end of the day, we all know what the Jordan logo means, and you can't take anything away from that. But it's pretty cool to have my own logo on a Jordan shoe.
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There's always going to be controversy when you write the way I write.
