John O. Brennan Quotes

You know, President Obama feels very strongly that the government has a responsibility to engage with the American people, as well as with the world community.

John O. Brennan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 22, 1955

Topics

CommunityResponsibilityGovernment

As our society tips toward one based on data, our collective decisions around how that data can be used will determine what kind of a culture we live in.

John Battelle

LiveCultureSocietyDecisionsData

I've watched women being hideously unattractive, personality-wise and physically, all the time. But these women never end up on screen.

Melissa McCarthy

WomenTimeEndNeverUpScreen

We already have an annual wealth tax on homes, the major asset of the middle class. It's called the property tax. Why not a small annual tax on the value of stocks and bonds, the major assets of the wealthy?

Robert Reich

ValueSmallWealthTaxWhyClass

We could say that people who eat grits, listen to country music, follow stock-car racing, support corporal punishment in the schools, hunt 'possum, go to Baptist churches and prefer bourbon to Scotch are likely to be Southerners.

John Shelton Reed

MusicSupportPeopleRacingCountry

I remember seeing my sister in a play when I was very young, and I remember telling my folks, 'I want to do that.'

Steve Zahn

SisterRememberSeeingPlayYoung

My wife collects knickknacks.

Sidney Poitier

Wife

If a school makes an effort to provide kids the right foods and help them to be more active, this benefits the student and the family's health. If you embark on a program to improve your health with a church or community group, you are more likely to stick with it over time.

Tom Rath

FamilyCommunityHealthTimeEffort

I'd like to think of myself as the flavor of the decade.

Ron Paul

MyselfThinkDecadeFlavorLike

I have Time Warner, and I try to relax a lot and watch television a lot and everything. I really enjoy that. Listen to the radio.

Roky Erickson

TimeRelaxEnjoyTelevisionTry

I want fame more than I can tell. But more than I want fame I want happiness.

Mary MacLane

HappinessI CanFameWantMoreTell

An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.

Don Marquis

ExperienceNeverOptimistGuyMuch

When you realize the value of all life, you dwell on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future.

Dian Fossey

LifeFuturePastValueYouDwell

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