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James G. Stavridis Quotes

Eighty-five percent cannot read when they enter the security forces of Afghanistan. Why? Because the Taliban withheld education during the period of time in which these men and women would have learned to read.

James G. Stavridis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
Nationality: american
Birth: February 15, 1955

Topics

Education Women Time Men Security

I was never one for multi-cameras; my approach was always... I always considered there was only one place to be to do a shot.

John Glen

Place Never Always Only Approach

We have a history of gender and racial bias on our court that continues to undermine the system. Excluding individuals based on race is antagonistic to the pursuit of justice.

Anita Hill

History Justice Gender Bias Race

My uncle is a martial artist, and in the early '80s, he made a kung fu flick with director Charlie Ahearn.

Michael Che

Artist Early Uncle Director Made He

I did go to a performing arts school, so that facilitated my creativity, though I ended up going in a more musical direction.

Alycia Debnam-Carey

Creativity School Direction Go More

I got a lot of paradoxes in my life. I guess I'm a real confused person, but there are some focused parts to my life now, and I'm slowly trying to put all the pieces back together.

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Life Together Confused My Life Back

Our Founding Fathers believed strongly in gun rights for citizens.

Steve Scalise

Gun Rights Founding Fathers Citizens

I don't remember, as a child, feeling a lack of anything.

Ruby Dee

Child Remember Feeling Anything Lack

My books are not really books; they're endless chains of distraction shoved inside a cover. Many of them begin at the search box of Pub Med, an Internet database of medical journal articles.

Mary Roach

Medical Search Internet Chains Begin

There's not a platinum record hanging in my house anywhere. It doesn't exist here. I'm over it. They're all in the garage, wrapped up in bubblewrap.

Jon Bon Jovi

House Over Up Hanging Platinum Here

Till the time I found a creative outlet, I was trying to be extra creative at business, which would always put me in a situation of conflict with other stakeholders. The moment I started writing, my creative impulses were finally channelised.

Ashwin Sanghi

Business Time Moment Creative Me

I wanted clothing that I couldn't find, so I decided to make it.

Pharrell Williams

Find Clothing Make Wanted Decided

I'm not really cool, or dashing, or any of those things.

Scott Thompson

Cool Things Those Any Really