Paul Wolfowitz Quotes

Someone once said that history has more imagination than all the scenario writers in the Pentagon, and we have a lot of scenario writers here. No one ever wrote a scenario for commercial airliners crashing into the World Trade Center.

Paul Wolfowitz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 22, 1943

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To me, comedy is a great occupation because I don't really worry that much about what other people think of me.

Joe Rogan

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The poet's perfect expression is the token of a perfect experience; what he says in the best possible way he has felt in the best possible way, that is, completely.

John Drinkwater

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My main commitment is to Caudwell Children. I put more than £1m a year into the charity, besides a lot of time and effort.

John Caudwell

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It's what kings do. If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best.

Max Holloway

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I think that was a moment of cool panic there.

Ron Atkinson

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The only way one should buy stocks is if you understand the underlying business. You stay within the circle of competence. You buy businesses you understand.

Mohnish Pabrai

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In some of the greatest recordings ever made, the performance is a part of the recording. Dylan's 'Rainy Day Women No. 12 and 35' is all about the esthetic of that performance. You can hear the room.

Moby

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Bureaucracy is not an obstacle to democracy but an inevitable complement to it.

Joseph A. Schumpeter

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Often and often must he have thought, that, to be or not to be forever, was a question, which must be settled; as it is the foundation, and the only foundation upon which we feel that there can rest one thought, one feeling, or one purpose worthy of a human soul.

Jones Very

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You can't defend. You can't prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond.

Bruce Schneier

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The really good stuff- the 'Hamiltons' - comes out after decades of writing and being committed.

Alice Ripley

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When George W. Bush hit the campaign trail in 2000, the precious possession he brought with him from home was his personal feather pillow. The theme of the Bush years was obliviousness. He was famously unavailable for debate and dialogue. He was deaf to countervailing voices. He hit the sack early and always got a good night's sleep.

Tina Brown

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