Karl Marlantes Quotes
I mean, if you're proud of what you've done when you've served in the military, well then we call that bragging. And if you are unhappy about what happened, we call that complaining. And so what are you going to do?
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I've been able to work with great directors in Israel.
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I never lose confidence. As soon as you lose confidence, you're done.
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It's all about sound. It's that simple.
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I went to boarding school, and what that teaches you is to cope emotionally at a young age and to suppress a lot of emotion. Being in the army is, in a way, similar.
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There are times in history where a particular doctrine becomes a symbol of a greater problem.
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I love cars, but I love bikes more.
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So sometime the expectation of the female by a high expectation. Because peoples think that female were weak in term of, like, of the physically and compared to the men.
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To me, 'Chopped' is a great platform for championing great causes.
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The smuggling and distribution of misbranded drugs and medical devices of uncertain foreign origin has the potential for serious harm to patients.
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I don't want people ever to think I'm not in advertising. It's such a business of enthusiasm that if you're not totally excited about it, you should leave it.
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Every literary culture has among its first bearings the 'blether' of animals who seek to make sense of human existence.
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I mean, if you're proud of what you've done when you've served in the military, well then we call that bragging. And if you are unhappy about what happened, we call that complaining. And so what are you going to do?
