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Michael Hayden Quotes

When I was director of the CIA, I knew that we had been - and I'm choosing my words very carefully here - effective in our expansion. We really had - expansion of government agencies and expansion of use of contractors. Effective, we were; efficient, we weren't. And so, as director of the CIA, I went after the inefficiencies part.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: public
Nationality: american
Birth: March 17, 1945

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Words Government Director Here Been

It's nice to create something you believe in. It's even nicer to dance to your own tunes sometimes.

Dance Believe You Create Nice Own

I make records with an open mind, I always have.

Mind Open Mind Always Open Records

I try to make as much time as I can for R5, because I love it so much. Ultimately, that's what's going to be around forever in my life. Because with 'Austin & Ally,' our season is going to end, and then that will be it. But R5 will always be there.

Life Love Time End My Life I Can

I would have to say the most challenging thing about directing is the sheer stamina because... as a director, you're always doing something. Someone always needs to talk to you. There are always decisions to be made and every day for as long as the movie goes on. So it's a marathon... You don't have to look nice, but it's all day every day.

Day Decisions Someone Doing Look

Ninety percent of the time, I'm wearing imaginary people's clothing. I don't feel a huge pressure to go out and, like, hit the town, hit the boutiques.

Time People Pressure Feel Go Out

Shaming is powerful and useful. I'm living in New York, and my instinct is that, after the Black Lives Matter protests, which were organized on social media, the chance of there being another Eric Garner, choked to death in New York by an NYPD officer, has diminished.

Death Social Media New York Chance

Billions of people have seen and been influenced by movies in the short history of this industry.

History People Short Movies Industry

If you grow up in a very strong religion like Catholicism you certainly cultivate in yourself a certain taste for the intensity of ideas.

Yourself Religion Ideas Strong Grow

There's a lot to be said about stability. So many people don't get married nowadays - you see it less and less - but it's a shame if you don't ever have that experience of sharing something with someone else. It's a real shame.

Experience People Someone You Said

At home, I'm definitely not watching golf. I'd rather be watching baseball, basketball, football, whatever it is.

Home Football Baseball Basketball

Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.

Life Knowledge Place Through Dynamic

I'm happy as a book publisher. I loved my 19 years being a C.E.O. I loved it to distraction, but I couldn't do it till I'm 80.

Happy Book Loved Distraction Years

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