John R. Allen Quotes

There is a direct line relationship between what happened in Afghanistan in the work up to 11 September 2001 and what we're doing in Afghanistan today.

John R. Allen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: soldier
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 15, 1953

Topics

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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.

Jimmy Carter

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Raising the minimum wage isn't just pro-worker; it's pro-economic growth.

Tom Perez

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My particular pain is that the world of Jewishness that I identify with - the extremely assimilated, educated European and Russian Jews in the 19th and 20th centuries - is lost, and is not mourned enough.

Tom Reiss

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Mental health is such a complex thing and so difficult to diagnose. What is a mental problem? Who does have mental problems? What's the difference between mental problems and depression and sadness?

Tom Sturridge

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I personally think the best ideas for TV shows - at least comedies - are very low-fi ideas. High concepts often sell pitches in movies and TV, but, especially in TV when you're talking about hopefully a 100 or 150 episode proposition, those concepts just burn off, and then you're stuck with nothing.

Michael Schur

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I used to hate planks, because I could only hold them for about 20 seconds. I'll never be like, 'Yeah, I'm so excited to do planks!' but I find that I don't hate them as much anymore.

Misty May-Treanor

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To make a computer do something that would take a human a long period of time was always interesting.

Jon Oringer

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I've already begun to put pilot programs in place that give CUNY grads opportunities to get good tech jobs. We should expand on that so that New Yorkers are getting those jobs, because those jobs are probably one of the biggest 21st Century pathways into the middle class.

Christine Quinn

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How do you try to play 'Captain Hook' better than, or as well as, Dustin Hoffman? You can't. It's perfection.

Colin O'Donoghue

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For 20 years, Simon & Schuster asked me, 'Why don't you write your autobiography?'

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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I am something of a contrarian, I suppose. I feel less comfortable when everybody agrees with me. I say, 'I better reexamine my position!' I probably believe that the worst opinions in my court have been unanimous. Because there's nobody on the other side pointing out all the flaws.

Antonin Scalia

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I love my country more than anything. I spent 12 years in the United States Marine Corps. I know what it means to defend this country.

Scott Ritter

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