Stephen Kinzer Quotes

One of the immutable patterns of history is the rise and fall of great powers. Those that survive are the ones that adapt as the world changes.

Stephen Kinzer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 4, 1951

Topics

HistoryGreatWorldSurviveFall

Never drink black coffee at lunch; it will keep you awake all afternoon.

Jilly Cooper

CoffeeLunchBlackYouWillNever

Thank you... fantasy football draft, for letting me know that even in my fantasies, I am bad at sports.

Jimmy Fallon

SportsFootballI AmMeThank You

A large majority of Americans believe that corporations exert too much influence on our daily lives and our political process.

Jim McGovern

DailyInfluenceBelievePolitical

Montana and I had a chemistry that was unbelievable. When I first came into the league he told me I added five years to his career, and I just think we complimented each other very well and were able to do some amazing things out on the football field.

Jerry Rice

FootballAmazingMeThinkCareer

Every step of life shows much caution is required.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

LifeStepCautionEvery StepMuch

I admire Johann Strauss a lot. I believe he was a genius of his time.

Andre Rieu

TimeBelieveGeniusAdmireI Believe

Once our carrier fleet went all nuclear in 2005, we went from having two aircraft carrier homeports on the East Coast to one.

Ander Crenshaw

TwoAircraftEastEast CoastOnce

We did a thing that we would call we call 'hirstories.' H - I - R - S - T - O - R - Y. I would enact a young Mort. And that always felt - it was so funny - it felt more difficult than playing Maura.

Jeffrey Tambor

FunnyYoungMoreDifficultAlways

After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise.

Shirley Jones

SuccessChildrenSchoolMeFriends

I love how passionate Elder McKinley is about his faith, but he's a perfectionist in a bad way... to the point he denies his true feelings. It's a common story, unfortunately.

Rory O'Malley

LoveFaithStoryBadFeelingsTrue

So easy to fall into a rut, isn't it? Why should ruts be so comfortable and so unpopular?

Ruth Gordon

EasyFallComfortableWhyRutRuts

I am a legal immigrant whose parents went from Russia to China to Chile to finally reach the United States and thereby give me a chance to have a better life. I served six years in the U.S. Army Reserve, went to college, have a successful career and have dedicated my life to being a good citizen.

Mike Medavoy

LifeGoodI AmParentsCollegeMe

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