Stanley A. McChrystal Quotes

There is only one Army in which you serve. When that identity is gone, it is gone forever.

Stanley A. McChrystal

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IdentityArmyYouGoneServeOnly

They've lived here now for more than half of their lives, and they raised a family here and now have grandchildren here... It has become their home, but at the same time, for my parents, I don't think either of them will ever consciously think, 'I am an American.'

Jhumpa Lahiri

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I'm obsessed with the power of music and image together. There's also something about music videos that are incredibly glamorous - there's a fetishistic aesthetic to them that you don't really see in movies in the same way.

Max Minghella

MusicPowerTogetherAestheticYou

If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat.

Jean-Paul Sartre

DetailVictoryDefeatDistinguish

My goal is to write books that are quality books with very real characters and a gripping plot.

John Searles

QualityGoalWriteRealBooksPlot

I think one of the greatest gifts you can give to someone is just access to the possibility of freedom that you don't have to be totally depressed and enslaved by your own environment.

Amanda Palmer

FreedomThinkSomeoneYouOwnGifts

I have actually directed over thirty plays and about one hundred commercials for cable TV, but have not yet had the opportunity to direct a feature film.

Sid Haig

OpportunityThirtyOverFilmDirect

All writers steal. You might as well steal from the best.

Simon Toyne

BestYouWellMightStealWriters

When I was a young man, I was overly sensitive to things, and I found it difficult to eat when I was nervous.

Robert Barnes

ManYoungNervousYoung ManEat

Happy is he who has laid up in his youth, and held fast in all fortune, a genuine and passionate love of reading.

Rufus Choate

LoveHappyYouthReadingFastUp

Even though Jack Kennedy and I were about the same age and lived in the same neighborhood and attended the same elementary school, our paths seldom crossed during the years he lived in Brookline. I'm sure that in time, I would have gotten to know him better if he hadn't moved away.

Mike Wallace

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My whole game plan was to direct movies. I knew if I made a reputation in theater, I would get offers.

Michael Schultz

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I don't know if I will take the UFC title, but I will die trying.

Mirko Cro Cop

DieTryingKnowWillTakeUFC

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