Stanley A. McChrystal Quotes

Soldiers fighting a daily battle under frightening conditions can feel their leaders are far removed from their reality. There's no magic cure for this challenge, and soothing words that aren't backed up by action encourage cynicism.

Stanley A. McChrystal

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I kind of love coming home and being with family and feeling comfortable and knowing where I come from; I kind of like it.

Michael Angarano

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I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have no major regrets.

Stokely Carmichael

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When I sing, it's the most solitary state: just me, and the microphone, and the holy spirit. It's not about notes or scales, it's all about emotion.

Sinead O'Connor

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Instagram influencers project a specific, highly crafted image of perfection - one that is largely white, thin, and psychologically Zen. Critics argue that this boom, in turn, has helped fuel excessive self-promotion in which we post about only the good moments rather than reality - essentially, a distorted echo chamber.

Mary Pilon

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When you put more than a million kids in school, you take a plane today and go to Haiti, you cannot see the results. You will see the results in 30 years when you see a different type of Haitian.

Michel Martelly

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Every major food company now has an organic division. There's more capital going into organic agriculture than ever before.

Michael Pollan

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I'm an excellent dancer. I keep up with whatever's hot. I've been break-dancing and pop-locking since back in the day.

Michael Strahan

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Any time you've got both the Pope and the Dixie Chicks against you, you're not long for the White House.

Michael Moore

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I only talk to the press if it's to my advantage.

Mitch McConnell

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There are two types of Chinese growing up in America. One is the kind that does really well in school, with thick, thick glasses. And the other is involved with the gangs.

Donnie Yen

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I'm just trying to stretch the public space wider and make it more open so that a wider variety of people and faces and stories and perspectives and also expertise can come through. So everything that I do rests on that, trying to support on other voices.

Deeyah Khan

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The chili-rubbed rib-eye at Porter House New York is one of the best steaks that I've eaten anywhere in the world.

Martin Bashir

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