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Noam Chomsky Quotes

In the early days of the military Arpanet, my daughter was studying in Nicaragua. Because the U.S. was essentially at war with them, contact was difficult. I managed to use MIT's Arpanet connection, and she found one, so we could communicate thanks to the Pentagon!

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: activist
Nationality: american
Birth: December 7, 1928

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Daughter War Connection Early She

There's a false perception that women in Africa somehow don't love their babies they way we do, don't grieve their loss the way we would. That is simply not true.

Love Women Perception Loss True Way

I certainly believe that improving our intelligence is of important national interest.

Intelligence Believe Important Our

Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision to deny al Qaeda and Taliban fighters the legal status of prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions.

Decision War Legal President Status

I will tell them that you can work hard, you can improve your life and the lives of your children in one day when you deliver your youngest child to the university, you will look her in the eye and say, 'You will give back.'

Life Work Children Day Child Eye

Doubt the conventional wisdom unless you can verify it with reason and experiment.

Wisdom Doubt You Reason Experiment

My greatest regret is not having gone to Wellesley College. it is something I have felt a little sad about my whole life.

Life Sad College Regret Little Gone

This tension between ambition and parenthood, that's not a reckoning that many men face. There are plenty of men who say, 'Oh, I need to be there for my kids, and I can't do x or y professionally,' but for the most part, that's a struggle that belongs to women in society.

Women Struggle Men Ambition Society

I'm part of the consumer culture... I'm just using the space I am given to express something that is out of the space so I'm part of the consumer system but I'm advocating stepping out. Which is a contradiction but I could be part of he consumer system and say, 'let's consume even more.'

Culture I Am Space Say More Out

I wish I was told to look after my teeth when I was younger. My smile is really important to me and one of my biggest assets, so I'm very conscious that I need to keep it in top condition.

Smile Me Wish Look Important Teeth

In order to encourage private investors to pursue long-term, responsible projects, governments need to promote consistent policies and frameworks.

Jose Angel Gurria

Responsible Need Pursue Long-Term

I'm an ardent American Football fan.

Football American Fan Ardent

Philip's story is the most interesting in the royal family - his background is the opposite of what you'd think. Everyone has this idea that Philip is this bumbling, deliberately posh sort of man who says the wrong thing.

Family Man Story Think Interesting

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