Leon Panetta Quotes

I suddenly realized at the CIA that I had to make life-and-death decisions about people.

Leon Panetta

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 28, 1938

Topics

PeopleDecisionsCIAMakeRealized

We need a Commander-in-Chief, not a Campaigner-in-Chief.

Jeff Duncan

NeedCommander-In-Chief

I don't think I'll ever fully get over losing the city council seat. I don't know how that happened. But it was less than 1 percent out of 50,000 votes. I'd put in six or seven years into changing L.A.

Tom Hayden

LosingCityThinkKnowOverOut

Basically, I was a very serious film fan. I watched a lot of cinema and contemporary and European film.

Tom Sturridge

CinemaSeriousFilmFanContemporary

Many of the Prego sauces - whether cheesy, chunky or light - have one feature in common: The largest ingredient, after tomatoes, is sugar. A mere half-cup of Prego Traditional, for instance, has the equivalent of more than two teaspoons of sugar: as much as two-plus Oreo cookies.

Michael Moss

LightCookiesSugarMoreTwoCommon

I never had to pound the pavement and really struggle after college.

Moira Kelly

StruggleCollegeNeverPoundAfter

I like to think I'm a good, kind person who does the right thing, but I don't ever feel sorry for someone who didn't get the part that I got. Not for one second.

Michael Kelly

GoodSorryThinkFeelSomeoneKind

He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk.

Jean de la Bruyere

WalkStandCannotWhoHeStrides

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

Joseph Joubert

LoveKindnessPeopleLovingDeserve

I'll tell you the secret. When you begin with a character, you want to begin by creating a villain.

Dorothy Allison

CharacterVillainYouCreatingWant

It's lovely to have money to give away - that's the bonus of winning the Nobel.

Doris Lessing

MoneyWinningLovelyAwayGive

Tom Cruise's attorney said he is going to sue anyone who claims he is gay. In a related story, Ricky Martin's attorney has been hospitalized for exhaustion.

Conan O'Brien

StoryGaySaidCruiseGoingBeen

I just like being able to spend time with my family.

Paula Creamer

FamilyTimeBeingJustAbleLike

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