John Negroponte Quotes

Well my briefing was that Honduras was a small and vulnerable country just back on the path towards democracy it was about to have just before I arrived, the first elections for a civilian president in more than 9 years.

John Negroponte

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PathDemocracySmallBackCountry

I hope people who read my books feel empathy for us and really see us as complicated people.

Jesmyn Ward

HopeEmpathyPeopleFeelComplicated

I don't take supplements - I get nutrition from food.

Maye Musk

FoodNutritionTakeGetSupplements

I almost turned down '8 Mile.' I was due to start 'ER,' and I learned they really wanted me to be in '8 Mile.' I didn't know Eminem; I just knew he was a rapper and saw what everyone else saw in the media. I thought they were just trying to capitalize on his popularity.

Mekhi Phifer

MeStartThoughtMediaTryingDown

When I first came in the league, I thought Jack Clark and Steve Garvey were big. Then all of sudden it seemed like everyone was that big.

John Kruk

ThoughtFirstEveryoneBigLike

As MBA professors endlessly tell their students, companies do best when they stick to what they do well. There's a reason Apple doesn't make blenders. There's a reason Haagen-Dazs doesn't sell meat. And there's a reason drug companies should focus on saving and improving lives - not jeopardizing them.

Jeffrey Kluger

BestFocusAppleReasonMeatTell

Maybe that is why kids like Dumbledore: because he is funny rather than a miserable old sod with a long white beard.

Michael Gambon

FunnyBeardLongWhiteWhyOld

You've gotta find a way to get out of your own way, so you can progress in life.

Steve Carlton

LifeProgressYouFindWayOut

There's no way we can get to the bottom of Benghazi without David Petraeus.

Trey Gowdy

WayWithoutBottomGetDavid

As a woman, it seems you can't just be a comedian; you're always classed as something else, too, whether that's 'beautiful,' 'pint-sized,' 'larger-than-life' or in my case, 'Hattie Jacques-esque,' 'the giraffe,' 'big.'

Miranda Hart

BeautifulWomanYouAlwaysBigJust

The United Nations is here to provide global guidance and also to help with global frameworks and to set the policies right. But then, it's the member states who have to implement those policies.

Miroslav Lajcak

HelpRightGuidanceUnited Nations

I learn so much from watching films like that with commentary and then when you get to hear another filmmaker talk about their films it's a really great experience.

Jay Roach

GreatExperienceLearnYouTalkGet

I love the feeling of having as close to a steady job as you can ever have as an actor. I'm not an extravagant spender, so when I work on a TV show for a season or do a bunch of episodes as a reoccurring, I try to spread the money that comes from that out so that I can do these movies that are important to me.

Jason Ritter

WorkLoveMoneyJobMeYou

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