Elliot Ackerman Quotes

Wars have economies. And I don't mean financial economies, although that's often part of it. Why do people continue fighting these wars? There are financial incentives.

Elliot Ackerman

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Things have character. So I'm interested in how the character of the thing might function as a protagonist in what isn't a narrative.

Jessica Stockholder

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I don't make things complicated, that's the way they get all by themselves.

Mel Gibson

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As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti, to share in their suffering, help rebuild the country, moving from misery to poverty with dignity.

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

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The Chinese leadership hoped that the world would soon forget the Tiananmen Square massacre. Our job in Congress is to ensure that we never forget those who lost their lives in Tiananmen Square that day or the pro-democracy cause for which they fought.

Tom Lantos

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I talk to everyone - Uber drivers, bartenders. On Twitter, people see me as some mean guy, but in real life, I am out there asking questions.

Mike Cernovich

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Choose people who lift you up.

Michelle Obama

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President Obama's proposal to raise the top rate to 39 percent is equal to the rate under President Clinton in the 1990s when Wall Street reached record high levels and the economy produced lots of jobs.

Juan Williams

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If you want a CEO role, you have to prepare for it with a vengeance.

Denise Morrison

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I have such freedom when I'm living through a mask, and by contrast, can feel very exposed when a camera is capturing my real face. Kind of like the difference between walking out your front door in a sweater and jeans or in a Speedo.

Doug Jones

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I love to wear original pieces you can't find just anywhere.

China Anne McClain

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When you grow up in an extended family, or in a stable neighborhood with two or three generations of families who live there, you feel seen. Not just the good things you've done, the stuff you put on your resume. You know they've seen you in your dark times, when you've messed up - but they're still there.

Dean Ornish

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I'm a fly fisherman. I make flies. They're imitations of insects at different stages in their development.

Christopher Guest

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