Richard Holbrooke Quotes

People in uniform are not sacrosanct. They don't have all the answers. The use of force is a political decision at its core, in terms of its objectives; then the military, as the experts, must be brought in to tell you how to do it.

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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Roger Revelle died of a heart attack three months after the Cosmos story was printed. Oh, how I wish he were still alive today. He might be able to stop this scientific silliness and end the global warming scam. He might well stand beside me as a global warming denier.

John Coleman

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What's special about Superman is that he will always make the right choice.

Max Landis

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When I did see the story of Persephone, I was really drawn to it. Persephone, the goddess of spring, was kept from Olympus by her mother, Demeter, because Demeter was very worried that the gods of Olympus would do something terrible to her.

Meg Cabot

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I was fortunate to be raised by loving grandparents.

Ronnie Milsap

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Having loving and supporting parents didn't make me feel any better about the possibility of seeing my personal life splashed across newspapers and tabloids.

Mary Cheney

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I am a person that when I go in the street, everybody knows me and goes: 'Oh, you are entering politics.' I want to do something positive for the future. It doesn't mean to become a leader of a party.

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo

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Call it weakness if you will, but even the toughest individuals need assistance getting back on track.

Jon Jones

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History does influence our lives - every moment. We never sort of live our lives in a linear fashion. We always have these memories and these images from our past that sometimes we're not even aware of, and they sort of shape who we are.

Dinaw Mengestu

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For some reason, ever since I was a little kid, I wake with the most energy of the day, and it slowly declines from there.

Derek Sivers

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I'm supportive of anyone, male or female, feeling good about themselves.

Brooke Elliott

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I can't inject renewables into a grid that doesn't have base load.

Piyush Goyal

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Engineering is a jeans and hoodie culture, and sales is more formal.

Susan Wojcicki

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