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John Keegan Quotes

Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done.

John Keegan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: english
Birth: May 15, 1934 - August 2, 2012

Topics

Loyalty Courage Compromise Go Done

You can't reinvent the wheel. I remember when we first started out at 'Late Night,' we were trying to hire directors, and this guy was like, 'I see you behind a glass desk.' I don't. And he's like, 'Yeah, the glass desk.' I go, 'I don't really see me as a glass desk guy.'

Jimmy Fallon

Me Night Remember Trying You Late

If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree.

Jim Rohn

Motivational Change Tree You Things

I've studied a lot of great people over the years - Pete Seeger, James Brown - and tried to incorporate elements that I've admired, though I can't say I dance like James.

John Fogerty

Great Dance People Say Great People

The film industry sees the writer as fungible: The thinking goes, As long as we have Brad Pitt and all this money, we have a great film! No, you need a writer with voice and an engaging story, or what you have is a bomb.

Melissa Rosenberg

Great Money Voice Story Thinking

No one believes me when I talk about this, but I'm really, really maternal.

Megan Fox

Me Talk Believes About Really

We shall say clearly that any symbol conspicuously displaying religious affiliation in school is prohibited.

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

School Say Clearly Religious Symbol

Some of the smallest things on a smaller film, to me, are greater achievements than on a big film when you have the resources and the time and everything else.

Roger Deakins

Time Me You Resources Everything

When you ask people what they think of Africa, they think of AIDS, genocide, disasters, famine.

Mo Ibrahim

People Think You Africa Ask AIDS

It was really tough being in jail. It doesn't get much lower. You're in a filthy room. The food is terrible, and you're surrounded by people who have done all types of crazy crimes. You have nothing that belongs to you, not even your own underwear. It's just terrible.

Jon Jones

Food People Crazy Tough You Done

Now, all writing - all the arts - are a form of 'Pay attention to me,' but there's also the flip side. Like, I want to give something. Let me entertain you, let me amuse you, let me try to please you with this thing I've made. And then pay attention to me.

Jonathan Ames

Me Writing Attention You Want Try

The American people do not begrudge anyone his or her power until they start abusing it.

Chris Bell

Power People Start American Her His

Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account.

Chris Christie

Family Day Pain Loved Hands New