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Richard Holbrooke Quotes

In short, you can't let the deadline define the mission. The mission has to define the duration.

Richard Holbrooke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: public
Nationality: american
Birth: April 24, 1941 - December 13, 2010

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Short Mission You Deadline Define

The first rock stars were incredibly theatrical. Little Richard and Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley - they were theater artists.

John Cameron Mitchell

Stars Rock First Little Artists

People have always painted me like a pessimist, like somebody who sees the glass half-empty. But I think the fact that I keep showing up and saying, 'No, there must be a way for me to live in this world,' that shows I'm an eternal optimist.

Live People Me World Saying Think

I don't understand it, how President Johnson can send troops to Vietnam and cannot send troops to Selma, Alabama, to protect people whose only desire is to register to vote.

People Desire Vote Understand Whose

I'm only 24 so I like to think I'm still close enough to 17 to still remember what it was like. Besides, I could just fake it and get away with it... it's not like there are any teenagers that still read comics.

Think Fake Enough Remember Teenagers

I'm not interested in defending the position of those who already have money, power and privilege.

Power Money Privilege Position Who

We have to say now we think the character of the party has changed so far it will take something very exceptional, something really out of the ordinary line to make us be convinced there's a chance of winning back the party.

Shirley Williams

Character Winning Chance Think Back

I wanted to be an explorer, but gradually found the world had been explored and that there was nowhere left, really. Once they climbed Everest in 1953, when I was 10 years old, I thought, 'Well, that's pretty much it now.' But the idea of travelling and exploring and adventure was very strong.

Adventure World Strong Thought Now

Managing a country is like managing a company in many ways. It maybe involves more complicated issues, but it's the same skills.

Mohamed ElBaradei

Country Complicated Skills More Same

I certainly want to continue to write in a way that's intimate.

Want Way Write Continue Intimate

So, it didn't do well. But now when I talk to kids who are first seeing it, they're surprised to hear the movie failed at the box office. Sometimes that's what happens.

Seeing Now Sometimes Talk Office

As for 'Independence Day,' we never intended to do any films in that series beyond the first one.

Day Independence Beyond Never First

The ninth, the worst circle of the Inferno - Dante intended it for traitors.

Alija Izetbegovic

Circle Worst Traitors Inferno Ninth

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