Donald Rumsfeld Quotes

First rule of politics: you can't win unless you're on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win.

Donald Rumsfeld

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PoliticsWinYouLoseRunFirst

My favorite thing to do is still to go back to Peoria, go to my cabin and hunt with the boys. This is a great lifestyle, don't get me wrong. But fun for me is going back with my buddies I grew up with.

Jim Thome

GreatFunMeBackWrongLifestyle

Reinaldo Marcus Green - I'm so blessed an honored to have worked with him.

John David Washington

GreenBlessedHimHonoredWorked

The savagery and power of Edith Wharton's ghost stories surprised me.

Michael Dirda

PowerMeGhostSurprisedStories

In running Wilson Sonsini, it's all people-to-people skills. Those people-to-people skills translate into diplomatic skills.

John Roos

SkillsRunningThoseTranslate

I've taken every writing class I've had available. I took classes in high school, and I took English and writing classes in community college, but I dropped out of college. I also attended a local writing workshop two years ago.

Amanda Hocking

CommunitySchoolCollegeWritingOut

I remember Detroit feeling really unsafe, feeling scared a lot. Our house was broken into, our car was stolen, we had to get a watchdog, we would get beat up in the street, I had my bike stolen. There was just a lot of real anarchy on the streets and sidewalks.

Sufjan Stevens

CarBikeBrokenRememberHouseReal

What's quote-unquote a 'good' lawyer, doctor, or whatever the profession is. And if you're a male who grew up professionally in a male-dominated profession, then your image of what a good lawyer is a male image.

Sonia Sotomayor

GoodDoctorLawyerYouImageUp

I've been playing music since I was four, so it's part of my life. It's all I know. It's just a part of my everyday living.

Trombone Shorty

LifeMusicMy LifeKnowLivingFour

No person connected with me by blood or marriage will be appointed to office.

Rutherford B. Hayes

MarriageMePersonBloodOffice

Success is always less funny than failure.

Jon Ronson

FunnySuccessFailureAlwaysThan

Unhappiness is not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it.

Don Herold

Not KnowingWantKnowingGet

I'm not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away anything you might conceivably use yourself caused a block. I did it, but it remained hard when it had once been easy.

Dick Cavett

YourselfWritingEasyYouWhyHard

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