Alva Myrdal Quotes

First and foremost arms are tools in the service of rival nations, pointing at the possibility of a future war.

Alva Myrdal

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: diplomat
  • Nationality: swedish
  • Birth: January 31, 1902 - February 1, 1986

Topics

FutureServiceWarToolsFirstArms

The treadmill won't run on its own; you have to put some work into this. If you're going to lose weight, you have to apply yourself.

Joanna Coles

WorkYourselfYouLoseRunOwn

I grew up in Beaufort, South Carolina, in a six-room farmhouse with a couple of leaning posts to keep it from fallin'. I came up in a time when men were men.

Joe Frazier

TimeMenUpKeepSouth Carolina

I thought, 'What if I were 17, and it was my small town of Springhill, Louisiana? How would I feel if people started flooding in to see some bird?'

John Corey Whaley

BirdPeopleSmallThoughtFeelSee

You do 'New Girl,' you play a character like Schmidt, you crave as an actor afterwards to just do something different.

Max Greenfield

GirlCharacterYouPlayNewActor

I didn't make 'The Sixth Sense' because I thought the ending wouldn't work!

Amy Pascal

WorkEndingThoughtBecauseSense

It's beautiful, shooting in Ireland. It's an amazing country.

Travis Fimmel

BeautifulAmazingCountryShooting

When someone sets out to be controversial or provocative or shocking as an end in itself, I don't think that's a noble goal.

Rob Bell

ThinkEndSomeoneGoalOutNoble

After watching the shrill reaction from liberals to the George Zimmerman verdict, I am reminded about why I'm proud to be a conservative.

Mike Gallagher

I AmProudWhyConservativeWatching

When I started work at Simon & Schuster in 1958, each of us got a bronze paperweight on which was written, in raised type, 'Give the reader a break,' Richard E. Simon.

Michael Korda

WorkBreakStartedGotUsGive

I'm one of those people that, if I hear about something happening, I go crazy. I want to go help.

Lisa Marie Presley

PeopleCrazyHelpGoWantSomething

In baseball, nothing surprises me. I understand this is a business.

Jose Reyes

BusinessBaseballMeUnderstand

Some people are more fluid than others at just being themselves and recognizing what's good about themselves.

Jon Brion

GoodPeopleOthersMoreSome People

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