Greg Grandin Quotes

If all Henry Kissinger contributed to the Middle East were a regional arms race, petrodollar addiction, Iranian radicalization, and the Tehran-Riyadh conflict, it would be bad enough. His legacy, however, is far worse than that: He has to answer for his role in the rise of political Islam.

Greg Grandin

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Our tree is actually a tree of the short-term interest rate. The average direction in which the short-term interest rate moves depends on the level of the rate. When the rate is very high, that direction is downward; when the rate is very low, it is upward.

John Hull

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The vast majority of what I've seen written about me is not true. My family and friends - the people who matter to me - they know the real story.

Matt Lauer

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Barack Obama would never accept a court in Mexico decreeing what the law in the United States would be.

Michael Gove

LawAcceptNeverMexicoUnited

I was never able to get through Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. I've never been able to make it through. And I love the Smashing Pumpkins, they're one of my favorite bands ever, but I've never been able to listen to the whole thing all the way through.

John Wozniak

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You know, I always when people ask me, like, what is my most favorite song, I quote Duke Ellington, when they would ask him, what's his favorite composition? And I say, I haven't written it yet. Because, you know, there are different songs for different occasions.

Stevie Wonder

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American politics is theatre. There is a frightening emotionalism at national conventions.

Robert Dallek

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The Web belongs to everyone.

Molly Holzschlag

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My highest priority is to make sure we get Americans back to work. And that we have rising incomes again and that we have a deficit reduction program in place that convinces the world that we're on track to having a balanced budget.

Mitt Romney

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What I look for in a director is a strong point of view, a clear vision, and an ability to multitask and make decisions on the fly.

Donna Langley

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My mom and dad played this music all the time when I was growing up, so to me songs by Jerry Lee and Fats Domino are the classics, they're the best songs ever.

Chris Isaak

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Laying tracks gives you freedom without being too obvious.

Claude Chabrol

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The most interesting conversation is not about why Donald Trump lies. Many public figures lie, and he's only a severe example of a common type. The interesting conversation concerns how we come to accept those lies.

Bret Stephens

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