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David Petraeus Quotes

Ethno-sectarian violence is a particular concern in Iraq, as it is a cancer that continues to spread if left unchecked.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: soldier
Nationality: american
Birth: November 7, 1952

Topics

Violence Cancer Spread Left Concern

Comedians could do mindless things - and by mindless, I mean the easy jokes and things that you already agree with - but I find it more interesting, more of a reward, for people to feel something. I like to make a human connection, and that involves speaking emotionally, a bit more intellectually, or with a bit more moral complexity.

Jerrod Carmichael

People Feel Interesting You Reward

What the mortgage bubble was all about was big banks like Goldman Sachs taking big bundles of subprime mortgages that were lent out largely to low-income, highly risky borrowers, and applying this kind of magic-pixie-dust math to these bundles of securities and slapping AAA ratings on them.

Kind Bubble Mortgage Out Big Like

Like an opera singer, I am able to sing out my song in paint.

I Am Song Opera Out Singer Paint

Of course, we have known for a long time that a word, like any verbal sign, is a unity of two components.

Time Unity Long Long Time Two Sign

If you make yourself understood, you're always speaking well.

Yourself You Always Well Understood

I feel like everything does happen for a reason, and I can totally look back on my career and the decisions I've made and how it sort of worked itself out.

Decisions Feel Look Back Career Out

Real-life things, like spiders and snakes, that doesn't scare me, but if it's a monster or a ghost or an alien, that will always scare me.

Me Alien Will Always Monster Ghost

I was a precocious only child, and then I went through a fat, awkward stage for several years, so I learned to fall back on my humor and personality when I was growing up. It's how you survive, so I think it was more of a natural progression for me, developing into comedy.

Humor Personality Child Growing Up

I have the greatest husband. The baby is my main focus right now. We're both so excited. I mean, this is definitely the happiest moment in my life.

Life Moment Focus Baby Husband Now

I'd never tried as hard with anything as I did with 'The Office,' and it was one of the things I'm proud of. I wasn't trying to be famous or a comedian, but this opportunity came along when I was 38 or 39. It came late, and I couldn't have been prouder of it.

Opportunity Proud Famous Trying Late

I have more than I will ever need for one life.

Life Will More Need Than Ever

We call upon all warring parties in the world to lay down their arms and pursue the path of peace, dialogue, and inclusive resolution of disputes.

Path Peace World Resolution Down

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