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Brent Scowcroft Quotes

An idea can be as flawless as can be, but its execution will always be full of mistakes.

Brent Scowcroft

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: public
Nationality: american
Birth: March 19, 1925

Topics

Mistakes Execution Will Always Idea

I've met a handful of presidents, from Jimmy Carter to Bill Clinton to George Bush to Barack Obama.

Bill Clinton Handful Barack Obama Met

There's tons of little tricks that that go into making the perfect shoe, but I think color, comfort is really important and different sizes of heels.

Jessica Simpson

Color Think Perfect Comfort Go Shoe

Chicago is the Great American City, and it was really great to live there during a time of economic expansion and opportunity and growth. I felt like I was living at the center of the world. Unlike New York, no one expects you to be a professional writer.

Growth Live Opportunity Great Time

No, I mean we'd all definitely involved in the music business someway or another, because we're all living with it, and in it, and also we've got all sorts of things we would like to do.

Business Music Living Mean Things

Often, when I am playing difficult roles, I have a problem sleeping because I can't leave the character behind.

Character I Am Problem Sleeping

I don't tolerate liars. When somebody lies to me, that's really, like, just unbearable.

Me Liars Just Tolerate Lies Like

Since I was shot, everything is such a dream to me. Like I don't know whether I'm alive or whether I died. I wasn't afraid before. And having been dead once, I shouldn't feel fear. But I am afraid. I don't understand why.

Fear I Am Me Feel Dream Alive

Cleaning is therapy for me. I'm not ashamed of holding the duster or broom.

Me Cleaning Therapy Ashamed Broom

My favorite book is anything by Kurt Vonnegut - he's my literary hero. I got to meet him several times, which was a great thrill for me. I don't really remember what we talked about.

Great Hero Me Book Remember Meet

I can't say that I'm always writing in my head but I do spend a lot of time in my head writing or coming up with ideas. And what I do usually is write the music and melody and then, you know, maybe the basic idea. But when I feel that I don't have a song or just say, God, please give me another song. And I just am quiet and it happens.

Music God Time Me Ideas Song

With 100 million people, somebody is using your product in some interesting way. If you change it... you're going to break some use cases.

Change People Interesting You Way

Whenever I go on holiday, I like to time travel and imagine what it must have been like 500 years ago. I love the Tuscan landscape, which is reminiscent of a Claude Lorrain painting.

Love Time Travel Painting Landscape

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