John Poindexter Quotes

Nobody - myself included - believes that we could ever achieve total information awareness. But the government needs to set goals and long-range objectives. Total information awareness is a good goal.

John Poindexter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 12, 1936

Topics

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As an actor, you get humbled all the time. Everyone is a critic.

Joe Regalbuto

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I essentially started out with a Western series for WildStorm/DC but didn't want to be perceived as a 'Western artist.' I did a couple of super-hero things at Marvel but didn't want to be one of those guys, either. I loved all these genres and wanted to play in a very big toy box. Enter 'Planetary.'

John Cassaday

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I am a huge Sublime fan, and I think their music immediately puts you in SoCal when you listen to it.

Max Joseph

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I think it's really a sign of great American strength that we do invest the money we do in technology, in these hard projects, in NASA.

John M. Grunsfeld

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It's human nature to be curious about people, and to be more curious about young people than old people. We want to cheer something on at the same time we want to tear it down. That's just so normal.

Amy Grant

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I think what we need is a more welcoming mode from the people who put on a hundred million country-western shows on television. How about a monthly jazz show?

Sonny Rollins

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In high school, I got smacked and kicked around. Two bloody noses. It was horrible.

Steven Spielberg

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I definitely have to admit that I am fairly ignorant, not just to 'Tron,' but almost any pop culture thing that I should know, at my age. I grew up without a television and rarely got to see a movie, so I didn't really see any of that stuff, and I haven't been able to catch up since.

Tricia Helfer

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Whenever we can, we try to talk to students. If I can, I'll invite kids from a school to a sound check and take questions from them. I want to show them it's cool to play the trombone. Kids are influenced by what's accessible to them. It's hard for kids to be introduced to music other than what they see on TV and video.

Trombone Shorty

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I sat with myself one day and asked, 'Who is in those prestigious literary circles? Do they represent me? Do they appreciate the topics I write about and the style in which I write? Do those gatekeepers let a demographic like mine through the door?' And the answer was no.

Rupi Kaur

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There's nothing more pathetic than listening to a football game over the Internet, but I've done that.

Matt Besser

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Biodiversity can't be maintained by protecting a few species in a zoo, or by preserving greenbelts or national parks. To function properly, nature needs more room than that. It can maintain itself, however, without human expense, without zookeepers, park rangers, foresters or gene banks. All it needs is to be left alone.

Donella Meadows

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