David Petraeus Quotes

Well, the oil, the oil spot, if you will, is a, is a term in counterinsurgency literature that connotes a peaceful area, secure area. So what you're trying to do is to always extend that, to push that out.

David Petraeus

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PushLiteratureTryingYouPeaceful

I never really was that passionate about playing sports. But when I was at this Mt. Herman school, I did have the ability to throw the frisbee. So when this sport evolved, it was fun because I was good at it.

Joel Silver

GoodSportsSchoolFunPassionate

The things that I've done that have totally been remembered, they've always started with the same kind of engine, they've always started with someone saying 'I have to make this film - I'm going to make this film whatever the odds'.

Jenny Agutter

SayingSomeoneDoneKindOddsSame

We are imprisoned in the realm of life, like a sailor on his tiny boat, on an infinite ocean.

Anna Freud

LifeOceanBoatInfiniteSailorHis

I am very observant of people's character.

Jeff Buckley

CharacterI AmPeopleObservantVery

If you want to build a startup that has a good chance of succeeding, don't listen to me. Listen to Paul Graham and others who are applying tons of data to the idea of startup success. That will maximize your chance of being successful.

Michael Arrington

SuccessGoodMeChanceDataYou

Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.

Ambrose Bierce

PositiveVoiceTopMistaken

I am definitely a Type A personality, always rushing around, trying to do too much, not good at just lying on the beach. But I'm so thankful for everything I have: wonderfully supportive parents and sisters, the best husband in the world, terrific students I love teaching and hanging out with, and above all, my two amazing daughters.

Amy Chua

LoveGoodThankfulBestBeachI Am

Why shouldn't I be confident? I'm well educated, I can deliver a line, and I have more than three expressions. That's good right?

Sonakshi Sinha

GoodConfidentI CanThreeWhyLine

If I'm not working on music, I'm usually with my friends playing FIFA. We just kick back - I'm proper chilled.

Stormzy

MusicFriendsBackPlayingWorking

I know there are five stages of grief, but my parents raised me to pull up my socks when times get tough.

Tom Steyer

GriefParentsMeToughSocksKnow

My dad... was in the military, a drill sergeant, when he was a preacher. You know how some Christians really get into church and become very radical? Imagine him as a radical and a drill sergeant. It was intense.

Ro James

ChurchYouKnowBecomeMilitaryHim

I think I needed rather than wanted to be an actor. There is not another way to put it.

Rosamund Pike

ThinkActorWayRatherThanI Think

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