Robert McFarlane Quotes

The conclusion that many uniformed military came away from Vietnam with was that political interference, dominance of strategy and even tactics were a very bad way to conduct a war, and that indeed, if that was going to be our practice, that we shouldn't wage conflict again.

Robert McFarlane

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 12, 1937

Topics

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Cersei is a character who's done unspeakable things, and yet we also know that she's a mother who's lost her children - that she's been pushed to the end of her tether.

Jeremy Podeswa

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I find that in the 21st century, there's not a lot of compassion for what other people are going through or the walk that they have to walk.

Tori Amos

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Somehow I wound up with the nickname 'Bitcoin Jesus,' so people expect me to know about everything everywhere.

Roger Ver

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I loved my experience on 'Downton Abbey.' We shot it in six months, and it was the first time I'd ever been on TV, and I was surrounded by my friends. It was a wonderful, wonderful time.

Rose Leslie

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By virtue of the standing and prestige of President Ben-Zvi, some 3,000 manuscripts originating from Arab lands, some of them of major significance, have been deposited at the Ben-Zvi Institute. In contrast to the Aleppo Codex, most of these documents were donated willingly, in the confidence that the institute would protect and preserve them.

Ronen Bergman

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Parenting is love, sure, but it's as much about receiving love as it is giving it. Parenthood is a kind of vanity.

Rumaan Alam

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I'm honoured to have been selected to be the Labour candidate for Manchester Central.

Lucy Powell

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I wanted to be pale. I didn't wanna go in the sun, because I was in school with a lot of white girls. I remember one girl said to me, 'You look better pale.' And I was like, 'Well, you're tan!' She was like, 'It's not the same.'

Jorja Smith

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I guess I'd like to have my cake and eat it, too. I want to be known for having a recognizable style. I believe having your own personal identity is what makes you competitive. On the other hand, I would like to be versatile and be challenged to go in new directions.

Cliff Martinez

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I first got involved in theater in 1968, at the height of a social tumult. I was a poet.

August Wilson

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I have to be honest with you: I'm a huge fan of Conan O'Brien.

Ashlan Gorse Cousteau

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When I was born, I was born very prematurely so I was very tiny and small. And so, my mom just nicknamed me Pixie, like a little fairy.

Pixie Lott

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