John le Carre Quotes

It's necessary to understand what real intelligence work is. It will never cease. It's absolutely essential that we have it. At its best, it is simply the left arm of healthy governmental curiosity. It brings to a strong government what it needs to know. It's the collection of information, a journalistic job, if you will, but done in secret.

John le Carre

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 19, 1931

Topics

WorkBestJobIntelligenceCuriosity

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

John C. Maxwell

LeadershipLeaderWayWhoKnows

That's my ultimate goal: to get people to say my name right.

Jeremih

PeopleNameGoalSayRightGet

The biggest adventure is to move into an area in which you are not an expert. Sometimes I joke that I am not interested in doing re-search, only search.

Andre Geim

AdventureI AmSearchDoingYou

Everybody has a favorite song, but everybody don't have a favorite painting.

Robert Glasper

PaintingSongFavoriteEverybody

I was listening to the guy that represented me in the state Senate, and I just got really frustrated. I called my wife and said, 'I've always wanted to do something that makes a difference.' So I ended up running and won.

Matt Salmon

WifeMeListeningSaidDifference

This country's gonna be greater, more united, more powerful than it's ever been.

Steve Bannon

PowerfulCountryMoreGreaterBeen

I've just started school again, and it was a bit strange to start off with; it took me three or four days to get used to it. My friends have been great, they've been treating me normally.

Rupert Grint

GreatSchoolMeStartFriendsThree

As we celebrate Black History Month we should be grateful for the achievements they made and inspired by their legacies to continue their work.

Marty Meehan

WorkHistoryGratefulCelebrateMade

Like any family, like any group - the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, EPMD, Public Enemy - they've had bumps in the road. I just think that because A Tribe Called Quest is so precious to fans, they were concerned about unveiling some of those things.

Michael Rapaport

FamilyRoadThinkEnemyGroupTribe

People at the top spend less money than those at the bottom, so when you have redistribution toward the top, aggregate demand goes down. Unless you intervene, you're going to have a weak economy unless something else happens.

Joseph Stiglitz

MoneyPeopleYouDownTopEconomy

I still have my unemployment books and I remember when I worked for the sanitation department and the post office.

Denzel Washington

RememberOfficeUnemploymentPost

I've always been very open and very honest with my fans. I want them to know that I'm genuine, and I am who I am, and I'm not faking it for the camera.

Colleen Ballinger

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