Robert D. Kaplan Quotes

The first thing to recognize not just about Afghanistan but about any poor undeveloped country is that as big as it looks on the map, it's much bigger when you're there.

Robert D. Kaplan

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YouCountryLooksMapPoorFirst

I'm an older woman who's not going to have a shiny pop song ever again, so that gives me license to do whatever the hell I want.

Jill Sobule

WomanMeSongHellWantWhatever

A ruler isn't always straight.

Robert Half

AlwaysRulerStraight

Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things.

Steve Jobs

CreativityNew ThingsCreativePeople

Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor.

Stephen Hawking

HumorMindSurvivalSense Of Humor

You don't want to be innocent in the world of 'Game of Thrones.'

Sophie Turner

WorldGameYouInnocentWant

Cherish sunsets, wild creatures and wild places. Have a love affair with the wonder and beauty of the earth.

Stewart Udall

LoveBeautyWonderEarthWild

The issues surrounding illegal immigration are wide-ranging and complex, but there is no question about the need to secure our borders.

Roger Wicker

ImmigrationIllegal ImmigrationNeed

I personally feel all guns ought to be registered.

Rodney Frelinghuysen

FeelGunsOughtPersonally

And certainly don't get caught by the press having too much to drink, you now, that sort of thing.

Denis Thatcher

YouToo MuchNowDrinkGetCaught

I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.

Bob Hope

HumorTearsLaughSeenSomething

The world sees in our conduct, in our behaviour, the proof that we are the real children of God.

Pope Shenouda III

GodChildrenWorldRealProofOur

I feel somewhat responsible for the Borders Books bankruptcy.

Susan Orlean

FeelResponsibleBordersBooks

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