Stanley A. McChrystal Quotes

I was raised with traditional stories of leadership: Robert E. Lee, John Buford at Gettysburg. And I also was raised with personal examples of leadership. This was my father in Vietnam. And I was raised to believe that soldiers were strong and wise and brave and faithful; they didn't lie, cheat, steal, or abandon their comrades.

Stanley A. McChrystal

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LeadershipFatherLieWiseBrave

You think you have some stable talent that will show no matter what you're writing, and if it doesn't seem to be getting across to the audience once, you can't imagine that moment when it suddenly will. Gradually, gradually you gain that confidence.

Joan Didion

ConfidenceMomentTalentWritingYou

If I have a style, I am not aware of it.

Michael Graves

StyleI AmDesignAwareAm

Our perception of celebrities in Hollywood is not the reality. The reality of our lives is so much like everyone else's life. We have family members we love, everyone gets up in the morning, they have three meals a day and they go about their business.

Sissy Spacek

LifeFamilyLoveBusinessMorning

I was always one of those guys who was a seeker after truth. I want to know what's going on.

Steve Vai

TruthKnowWantAlwaysGoingWho

I don't need to sing in front of thousands, as I can sing in the shower.

Sia

I CanNeedShowerSingFront

I have covered the secret war that Israeli and American intelligence have waged against Iran's nuclear program and Iran's assistance to jihadi movements in the Middle East, since the mid-'90s.

Ronen Bergman

IntelligenceWarAmericanSecret

I wish there was more for minorities than sitcoms. I'd like to see a soap opera about blacks. People don't live in isolation anymore.

Roxie Roker

LivePeopleIsolationWishMoreSee

Well, listen, you know, the Czech saying is, you know, when you are drowning you are grabbing even a little twig. That's what all Czechs were doing, grabbing for... with the hope for this little twig.

Milos Forman

HopeSayingDoingYouKnowListen

I just look at music as a retreat from organizing. It's like a tug-of-war with me. Music can be effective, but it's not any good if there isn't a grass-roots movement going on to support it.

Boots Riley

GoodMusicSupportMeLookMovement

I like watching baseball on TV. I love watching all the sports.

Bradley Steven Perry

LoveSportsBaseballWatchingLike

I really should have been a pharaoh - do you know that?

Anouska Hempel

YouKnowBeenDo You KnowShould

I don't have very sophisticated taste in music. I listen to a lot of folk music. I like reggae.

Anne Lamott

MusicListenTasteReggaeFolk Music

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