William Odom Quotes

I've decided that the political context is such that the only way reform will finally come about in the Russian military is that the deterioration goes beyond the point to which these old generals can stand up there and resist it.

William Odom

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: soldier
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 23, 1932 - May 30, 2008

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The original version of 'The White Mountains' was probably just about worth publishing.

John Christopher

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Time spent with cats is never wasted.

Sigmund Freud

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When Seymour saw me seated at the piano at that first rehearsal, he shouted: 'What's that kid doing here? Call your piano player and let's get started.'

Mary Lou Williams

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My phrase has always been that I am looking for the versatility of theatre in film. I think I have been quite lucky in that so far.

Miranda Richardson

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After 9/11, there was so much distress in America that it led to an inter-cultural breakdown. Some of our communities were targeted. Many of our adults shut themselves off from other cultures. I tried to bring children of Indian and other cultures together in my literature.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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I've always been drawn to raw material.

Alice Ripley

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I have heard endlessly that fish are so resilient that there is no way that you could exterminate a species. We are learning otherwise.

Sylvia Earle

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I play characters that are pretty; I play characters that are sort of intimidating and confident, but that doesn't necessarily mean that I'm that.

Nikki Reed

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There are lots of jobs and investment in Scotland dependent on our membership of the E.U. single market.

Nicola Sturgeon

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A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night.

Marilyn Monroe

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We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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When I have an idea, it goes from vague, cloudy notion to 100,000 words in a heartbeat.

Lynn Abbey

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