Bret Stephens Quotes

'Character Doesn't Count' has become a de facto G.O.P. motto. 'Virtue Doesn't Matter' might be another. But character does count, and virtue does matter, and Trump's shortcomings prove it daily.

Bret Stephens

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Capturing any member of any terrorist cell or any insurgent cell that we may happen to come across is always very, very valuable, and the thing that interests me is that in most instances after a time, people talk and they tell us what they know.

John Abizaid

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You and the character just become the same person in a way. There isn't really a character; it's just you creating this illusion.

Andrew J. West

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Not to toot our own horn, but when 'The Sopranos' was on, it was as good as any movie that was coming out in the theater. I think that goes for a lot of shows today.

Michael Imperioli

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What we need is hatred. From it our ideas are born.

Jean Genet

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We look in... Germany for a superstar. We began with 10,000 people, which applied. From these 10,000, 100 was selected. The jury is unbelievably competent.

Michelle Hunziker

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I always think a debt ceiling is a good tool to carry something.

Mitch McConnell

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In this world you've just got to hope for the best and prepare for the worst and take whatever God sends.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

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Having transgender characters leads to more visibility, which creates education. Education can hopefully lead to everyone treating our community with acceptance and love.

Jazz Jennings

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A writer's definitive death is when no one reads his books anymore. That's the final death.

Jose Saramago

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Everything is a process... some of our eating habits consist of things we can't change, but if we modify it a little and put some exercise in there, we can really make a difference.

Doug E. Fresh

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I think I learned most from editing, both editing myself and having someone else edit me. It's not always easy to have someone criticize your work, your baby. But if you can swallow your ego, you can really learn from the editing.

Christopher Paolini

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My first offer was when I was 12, and it was for a soap opera. And I turned it down because I knew that I was an unformed actor, and I didn't want to develop bad habits.

Claire Danes

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