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Norman Schwarzkopf Quotes

I can't even begin to visualize myself as a five-star general... When I think of the people who are five-star generals, I can't even see myself standing in their shadow.

Norman Schwarzkopf

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: soldier
Nationality: american
Birth: August 22, 1934 - December 27, 2012

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Myself Shadow People Think See Even

No one has ever learned fully to know themselves.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Know Themselves Learned Ever Fully

I have no people reporting to me and don't expect to. My competency is in the tech realm.

Anders Hejlsberg

People Me Expect Tech Reporting

I'm a trader. Under the right circumstances, I'd consider a new boat. I'm not ruling it out.

Jeff Greene

Boat New Circumstances Right Out

In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore I learned quickly.

Sitting Bull

Learn Early Days Things Eager

I see some recurring themes: things that feel threaded together, some symbolic references, and songs about some of the big questions, like death. There are a lot of references to weather, too!

Tracy Chapman

Together Death Weather Questions See

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

Ronald Reagan

Responsibility Government Baby End

I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day.

Martin Yan

Food Day Night Always Over Anything

Europeans fought for shorter workdays, more vacation time, family leave, and all these kinds of things. Those haven't been priorities in America: it's been about money. You see, in the countries that fought for time, they cook more often; they have less obesity. There are real benefits to having time.

Michael Pollan

Family Time Money Vacation America

I know that I want to consistently return to doing plays. That's one of the most important things because I think it's the best place for me to learn how to act.

Lucas Hedges

Best Me Think Learn Doing Place

You can tell within a second of entering a bar if it's a place you should spend your time.

Jon Taffer

Time You Place Bar Within Tell

I have that glass-half-empty syndrome, and it takes a great deal of effort to climb out of the hole of darkness that I choose to live in mentally.

Christian Slater

Live Great Darkness Effort Climb

I am an optimist about America.

Anthony Lewis

I Am America Optimist About Am