William T. Vollmann Quotes

The case of Afghanistan vs. the Soviet Union is the clearest case of good against evil that I've seen in my lifetime. I thought it was terrific the way they got their country back.

William T. Vollmann

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GoodEvilThoughtBackCountryWay

The strongest, richest, greatest nation in the world shouldn't leave anyone behind.

Joe Kennedy III

WorldNationLeaveGreatestBehind

The manual for WordStar, the most popular word-processing program, is 400 pages thick. To write a novel, you have to read a novel - one that reads like a mystery to most people. They're not going to learn slash q-z any more than they're going to learn Morse code. That is what Macintosh is all about.

Steve Jobs

PeopleLearnMysteryYouMoreWrite

When we value correct principles, we have truth - a knowledge of things as they are.

Stephen Covey

TruthKnowledgeValuePrinciples

I think they all went too far. Their jeans got too low, their tops got too see-through. Personally, I think that sexy is keeping yourself mysterious. I'm really an old-fashioned girl, and I think I'm totally sexy.

Stevie Nicks

GirlYourselfThinkSexyMysterious

I'm not after having the lead or being in a blockbuster Hollywood film. I'm after reading the material and loving it. That's all.

Sofia Boutella

ReadingLovingHollywoodLeadFilm

I do have odd habits. I check under my bed every night for the bogeyman. That's just a little thing, though.

Tori Spelling

NightBedLittleCheckJustOdd

I used to be a computer engineer, and I can make really good code, and we can make systems that work really well, and we can make the application a great experience, but when you have to translate bits to atoms, you need folks who are used to working with city governments, with state governments, and so I like to say we're in a political campaign.

Travis Kalanick

WorkGoodGreatExperienceCityYou

Success is ever so dangerous. Once you rise to success, it's so easy to stop doing the things that made you successful.

Robin S. Sharma

SuccessDoingEasyYouRiseStop

When migraines briefly became a campaign issue for me, it appeared that political foes were maybe playing the gender card.

Michele Bachmann

MePoliticalGenderPlayingMaybe

No, my family is Russian, Georgian, via Ellis Island.

Mitch Kapor

FamilyIslandRussianGeorgianVia

I'm still the same. That's why the fans love me. Because they need stability in the industry.

DMX

LoveMeLove MeWhyNeedFans

We have to really educate ourselves in a way about who we are, what our real identity is.

Deepak Chopra

IdentityWayRealEducateWhoOur

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