William H. McRaven Quotes

Petraeus is the finest general I have ever worked for; Holly Petraeus is a great American hero.

William H. McRaven

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I don't speak any other languages, which I'm kind of ashamed about, actually.

Jodie Comer

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Nothing is more common than for men to think that because they are familiar with words they understand the ideas they stand for.

John Henry Newman

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I see the state of all of us who live, nothing more than phantoms or a weightless shadow.

Sophocles

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Our human calendars take little notice of such dates, but nighthawk migrations tell of shortening days and a season's end.

Sue Hubbell

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At the end of the day it's got to be a good movie, it's got to be a funny movie, and it's got to make people think, 'Hey, I couldn't have spent my time any better.'

Tom Hanks

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It is vital that the World Bank Group continually challenges itself to refresh our development thinking. It is vital that a modernized multilateralism be open to new ideas.

Robert Zoellick

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I'm slightly obsessed with drag queens and performers. Their quips and their one-liners, their style, their singing... I find it fascinating. And thoroughly entertaining. I'd love to play one.

Russell Tovey

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Heads of France lead from a palace, and traditionally they retire to a cloud.

Rosecrans Baldwin

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Anyone with a show on T.V. will tell you it's backbreaking work. And if you have a big personality, which I have, and you're a perfectionist, there's going to be head-butting.

Roseanne Barr

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Today, people call each other 'guys' - this derives from Guy Fawkes, the bomb-making terrorist. No greater tribute has ever been paid to anyone in the history of politics.

Michael Leunig

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One of the perks of being the founder is that you get to build the company in your image.

Mitch Kapor

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I used to read about people who'd say, 'I dream my books, and then I write them down.' And I was like, 'Oh, please.'

Judy Blume

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