David Petraeus Quotes

The situation in Iraq was dire at the end of 2006, when President George W. Bush decided to implement the surge and selected me to command it. Indeed, when I returned to Baghdad in early February 2007, I found the conditions there to be even worse than I had expected.

David Petraeus

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You can't be perfect at everything.

Andie MacDowell

YouPerfectEverything

If you meet a woman in a burqa, she can't reply to your smile. It's a denial of identity.

Jean-Francois Cope

SmileWomanIdentityYouMeetShe

We are all a lot more attracted to someone who finds us incredibly attractive. It's very flattering. It feels good.

Jean Smart

GoodSomeoneMoreAttractiveUsWho

If your strategy calls for you to be in America, then you will go into America. If your strategy calls for you to be in M&A, then you'll do an acquisition. You usually acquire a company to acquire technology, geographic advantage, etc. Similarly, geographic expansion is very much like M&A. It's done to advance a strategy.

Anand Mahindra

TechnologyAmericaStrategyYouDone

James Blake is a real good friend of mine. He's real different than what you thinks. He's super turned up.

Travis Scott

GoodFriendYouRealUpDifferent

I have my real name and RJ. I've gone by RJ since I was eight, but I was named Roy after my grandfather. They called me Little Roy, which sounded like Leroy with a Texas accent, but my mom didn't want to have a Leroy as a son, so it went to RJ.

RJ Mitte

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Malice is always authentic and sincere.

Mason Cooley

AlwaysSincereMaliceAuthentic

I was a reluctant convert, and I am by no means a zealot. But the evidence is compelling: to write off wind-power is either ill-informed or dishonest.

Jonathan Dimbleby

I AmWriteEvidenceOffMeans

I like to write songs about what's happening, what I see around me and what I hear. Everyday life. Someone may be talking to me and I may take it from that.

Desmond Dekker

LifeMeSomeoneTalkingEveryday

What people respond to in my room makeovers is the daring design - fearless colors, bold fabrics and occasionally outlandish decor.

Douglas Wilson

PeopleColorsFearlessDesignBold

We should explore ways to make us a more amazing species. A more fascinating society. We should embrace our innovations and evolve with them.

Brad Feld

AmazingSocietyEmbraceMoreExplore

I just wanted to go to New York and be on Broadway, but then I was accepted by Juilliard, where they trained me in classical voice. It was great in the end, but at the time, I thought, 'What am I doing here? This is not my path.' But it was absolutely my path and where I was meant to be.

Audra McDonald

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