Robert McNamara Quotes

A computer does not substitute for judgment any more than a pencil substitutes for literacy. But writing without a pencil is no particular advantage.

Robert McNamara

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 9, 1916 - July 6, 2009

Topics

WritingMoreJudgmentPencilWithout

For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced.

Jim Walsh

WarLongNationHeroesKnown

I want to star in an action-comedy, like 'The Rock' or 'Con Air.' Those are the movies I wanted to star in since I was a kid.

Jermaine Fowler

WantMoviesRockKidAirCon

I love nothing better than a dirty cartoon. I think that it's really, really funny to see adult themes in a genre that's usually directed towards children.

John DiMaggio

FunnyLoveChildrenThinkBetter

To my surprise, I discovered that I could act, and I liked it even better than boxing.

John Garfield

SurpriseBetterBoxingActEven

Basically, I live to do gigs.

Amy Winehouse

LiveGigsBasically

We encrypt 'Drag Race' with the secret language that kept gay people linked for many years before the '80s.

RuPaul

PeopleLanguageGayRaceSecret

People would say, 'Why are you guys in country music? You look like you're in the Backstreet Boys.' We took so much heat. We always said, 'It's not about hats and Wrangler Jeans. It's about a state of mind. Country is in our souls.'

Jay DeMarcus

MusicPeopleMindYouLookCountry

Officiating is trying to do your absolute best with what you've got.

Doug Harvey

BestTryingYouGotYourAbsolute

Curious patients are more receptive to new ideas, and those who engage their health practitioners in a dialogue are much more likely to adhere to these recommendations.

Dean Ornish

HealthCuriousIdeasNewMoreWho

A home is a place in time. And no place stays the same after you finally grow up and leave it. No place can ever change as much as the person who grows up there.

David Viscott

ChangeHomeTimeGrowYouPerson

Firing off 1,000 or 500 or 2,000 nuclear warheads on a few minutes' consideration has always struck me as an absurd way to go to war.

William Odom

WarMeGoWayAlwaysOff

I've always wanted to be a director; it's just how my mind has always worked. If I hear music, I see music videos and all the shots and setups to edit it all together. If I interact with a person, I'm seeing a whole scene come to life.

Noel Wells

LifeMusicTogetherMindSeeingSee

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Robert McNamara