Elliott Abrams Quotes

Henry M. Jackson, congressman and senator from 1941 until his death in 1983, achieved far greater renown than most legislators, ran for president in 1972 and 1976, and was for much of the 1970s and 1980s one of the most powerful men in America.

Elliott Abrams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: lawyer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 24, 1948

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MenDeathAmericaPowerfulPresident

A lot of the companies that I am inclined to get involved in have a mission to fix something that is 'broken' in the world.

Joe Lonsdale

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My womenswear line would translate well into childrenswear.

Matthew Williamson

LineWellWouldTranslate

Both Iraq and Syria are a fissile mixture of ethnicities and religions thrown together after Versailles by departing French and British imperialists and only kept together by Baathist tyranny and violence.

Michael Ignatieff

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Snakes are just very instinctive to me. I've been playing with snakes since before I could walk. It doesn't matter where or what it is, from the biggest to the most venomous.

Steve Irwin

WalkMeMatterPlayingWhereBeen

Leaders must establish common purpose and build trust within an organization.

Stanley A. McChrystal

TrustPurposeOrganizationBuild

I was never interested in film. Never. I never even thought of it. I wasn't even a film buff, I didn't see many films ever.

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

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There has to be a better, smarter way to authenticate who somebody is. Social Security numbers are floating out there everywhere.

Jason Chaffetz

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Some would rather pull a handcart across the prairie than bring up the subject of faith and religion to their friends and co-workers. They worry about how they might be perceived or how it might harm their relationship. It doesn't need to be that way because we have a glad message to share, and we have a message of joy.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

FaithRelationshipReligionJoyWay

We choose the national park idea because it's really the highest form of protection for landscapes that exists under current law, especially in Chile and Argentina.

Douglas Tompkins

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I approach life with a 'jump' sort of mentality, although I wasn't raised to take crazy risks. I was raised to be a crazy hard worker. It seems to be a pretty good match of qualities.

Christina Tosi

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If you don't have an emotional connection to why you are trying to accomplish your goals, the odds are you won't reach them or will quit trying.

Brett Hoebel

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As an investor, I'm always looking for the next great American company. Who will create tomorrow's Twitter, Facebook, or Google?

Brad Feld

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