Chung Mong-joon Quotes
The only thing that kept the Cold War cold was the mutual deterrence afforded by nuclear weapons.
Quotes to Explore
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Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.
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I used to have to force myself to go, okay, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing and then all of a sudden a thought of some where could come in. Now I can just focus and not think about anything. So, yeah, I guess I do that a lot.
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People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
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I don't like possessions.
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I don't want to scrounge around and be homeless, and I want to finish my education.
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I really don't know life without wrestling.
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Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.
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I've been able to work with great directors in Israel.
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It's just like heirloom tomatoes; this is heirloom music. We used to have all kinds of diversity in our poultry, in our vegetables, in our fruits, and slowly but surely the monoculture beast comes in. I'm saying that's not a good idea. And if it means that I gotta do it on my own, then I do it on my own.
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I believe that leaders should inspire you to be more like them.
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I don't think of reflection on dark things as necessarily dark.
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I am a classic Star Trek fanatic. When I was a kid, my mom and I used to go to conventions.
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For the doubters out there, of course I was going to have help from Penguin's editorial team in telling my story, which I talked about from the beginning.
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I love Japan, and Tokyo is my favorite city.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go.
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'Faith' and 'trust' are words that put the power in the hands of an outside force that we are meant to rely on - whether it is God or a person or the universe. Certainty puts the power back in our hands.
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As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole.
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Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
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I know really, really famous people who are terrified every time they walk on to a stage.
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Any story you write about war, or film you make about war, is bound to be political whether you like it or not.
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I wonder if I am going crazy or if I do not love my family enough, or if it is the opposite, if I love them too much. If I am the only sane person I know.
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In my heart, I'm confident I could make a good president.
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Literally thousands of e-mails over the course of a book go out to people I've never met, people who might end up being the focus of a chapter.
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The only thing that kept the Cold War cold was the mutual deterrence afforded by nuclear weapons.
