James Stockdale Quotes

And so, I mean, he declared war right there and then in so many words and Alex says later in the book, nobody in the White House from that point on had any doubt that we were going to bomb the mainland of Asia.

James Stockdale

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: soldier
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 23, 1923 - July 5, 2005

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This is the first time in my life I've had hair this short. It's always been down to my waist. I can't hide behind my hair any more.

Melissa Joan Hart

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I don't want to come to Washington to be just another vote. I want to lead on issues that are important.

Mel Martinez

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Whether I played marbles, whether I played football or slam anything else, I wanted to excel.

Robert Mondavi

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Philosophers are people who do violence, but have no army at their disposal, and so subjugate the world by locking it into a system.

Robert Musil

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I was listening to the guy that represented me in the state Senate, and I just got really frustrated. I called my wife and said, 'I've always wanted to do something that makes a difference.' So I ended up running and won.

Matt Salmon

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I certainly didn't want to be in a punk rock band, because I had already been in a punk rock band. I wanted to be in a band that could do anything - like Led Zeppelin.

Jeff Ament

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I'm heavily influenced by a lot of people like Dre, Pharrell, and Kanye. They're all big-time tastemakers and trendsetters, just for culture, period. So I strive to do that as well.

Metro Boomin

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I want China to stop appropriating our technology. China is, through forced technology transfer and through stealing our technology, but really forced technology transfer, is cutting out the beating heart of American innovation.

Steve Bannon

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Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I rate him nowhere.

Sophocles

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People want to learn how other people live. It's just human nature.

Steven Van Zandt

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My goal is to create one of the greatest companies that's ever existed, and that has everything to do with the people, the culture, and what our core values are versus what we build or how we're perceived out in the market.

Julia Hartz

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I support Kam Chancellor as a person.

Doug Baldwin

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