Alfred M. Gray Quotes

I don't run democracy. I train troops to defend democracy and I happen to be their surrogate father and mother as well as their commanding general.

Alfred M. Gray

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: soldier
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FatherMotherDemocracyTrainRun

I'm country at heart. I love doing normal stuff, like back in my rookie year when nobody knew who I was, and I could grab dinner and have normal conversations.

Jimmy Butler

LoveHeartDinnerDoingYearBack

The crucial thing in any work of any kind is that it must be a gift - the reader must possess it even more than the person who wrote it. It must be given completely.

Jesse Ball

WorkGiftPersonKindMoreMust

Is it more ethical to edit embryos or to screen a lot of embryos and throw them away? I don't know the answer.

Jennifer Doudna

KnowMoreEthicalAnswerScreenLot

Certain people are not going to connect with a book about the effect a dog has on a family. But every one of us has parents and has either said goodbye to those parents or knows that someday they will.

John Grogan

FamilyDogParentsPeopleGoodbye

Sounding bitter is not a good look. Less so if you're retired.

Andre Ward

GoodYouLookBitterLessRetired

Many years ago, I think I got my first insight on how an incredibly diverse team can work together and do astonishing things, and not just misunderstand each other and fight.

John P. Kotter

WorkTogetherFightTeamThinkJust

I like stuff designed by dead people. The old designers. They always got it right because they didn't have to grow up with computers. All of the people that made the spoon and the dishes and the vacuum cleaner didn't have microprocessors and stuff. You could do a good design back then.

John Maeda

GoodPeopleComputersGrowDesign

I love '30 Rock' because Tina Fey allows me to fly over the cuckoo nest once a week.

Tracy Morgan

LoveMeFlyWeekRockNest

Don't spend months building something without any idea if someone actually wants it.

Mike Krieger

BuildingSomeoneWithoutSomething

In the end, leadership comes down to consistency and strong, confident action upon which the team can rely - and this doesn't mean imposing a bunch of rules.

Don Yaeger

LeadershipTeamConsistencyAction

I have seen such an immense change from the total repression and criminality of homosexuality in my lifetime. It does make me much more buoyant and optimistic about the future. If that change can occur in that time there's hope for many other changes.

Bob Brown

ChangeFutureHopeTimeMeChanges

All parents are an embarrassment to their kids. Often, grandparents are the relief. Kids don't have to resist you.

Anne Lamott

ParentsYouGrandparentsReliefKids

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