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John Abizaid Quotes

Everybody needs to understand that I learned Arabic from the United States Army as a second language. I never spoke it at home.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: soldier
Nationality: american
Birth: April 1, 1951

Topics

Home Language Army Understand Never

Many have been ruined by their fortunes, and many have escaped ruin by the want of fortune. To obtain it the great have become little, and the little great.

Johann Georg Zimmermann

Great Want Become Little Fortune

We started playing music because of the Wu-Tang Clan.

Music Playing Started Because Clan

Art, in the first place, has to connect with yourself.

Art Yourself Place First Connect

I was the only BBC graduate trainee in 1961 interested in arts broadcasting. I knew I wanted to write, and I had to make a living.

Living Write Arts Broadcasting Only

A lot of acting requires you to be a charming version of yourself. A lot of what happens in the industry is that you are cast based on other things that people have seen you do, or how you are perceived to look or sound. If everyone thinks you're bizarre and creepy, then you play bad guys.

Yourself People You Look Bad Acting

The post-crisis perception, at least in the media, appears to be one of Americans being held down by Wall Street, by big companies in the private sector, and by the wealthy. Capitalism is on trial. I see it a little differently. If a lender offers me free money, I do not have to take it.

Money Me Perception Free Capitalism

Earning money is not a sin, and the bottom line is growth.

Growth Money Sin Line Earning

Ballet targets smaller muscles that you don't often use - instead of working your quads, it works the inside and the back of your leg.

Mary Helen Bowers

You Back Inside Leg Working Muscles

Novels are make-believe and play for adults.

Play Make-Believe Novels

I have the knack of easing scruples.

Knack Scruples Easing

That's what I care about is the people I work with and representing them and helping to make their music apparent for the rest of the world.

Work Music People World Rest Care

I, personally, have had to rise above my feelings of inferiority to my sister Anjelica, not to mention feeling sorry for myself because I lost my mother so young.

Mother Myself Sister Sorry Feelings

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