David Ignatius Quotes

Middle Eastern wars rarely end with outright victory and permanent stability, so the word 'settlement' may promise too much. At best, for many years, it may simply mean stable ceasefire lines, reduced bloodshed, fewer refugees, and less terrorism.

David Ignatius

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BestVictoryEndToo MuchTerrorism

Manufacturers account for nearly 60 percent of all industrial research and development.

John Engler

ResearchDevelopmentIndustrial

It's rare for the studios to find a filmmaker who wants to make a family film. To find someone that has an idea, embraces it, has kids and wants to make something exciting - well, they don't see that too often.

Robert Rodriguez

FamilySomeoneFindSeeRareFilm

I wasn't involved, except to the degree that they sent me drafts of the script as the writer turned them in. They asked me at one point to write a memo about what I thought of it.

Michael Chabon

MeThoughtWriteDegreePointMemo

Cognitive psychology tells us that the unaided human mind is vulnerable to many fallacies and illusions because of its reliance on its memory for vivid anecdotes rather than systematic statistics.

Steven Pinker

MemoryMindStatisticsHumanUs

Strength does not have to be belligerent and loud.

Russell Brand

StrengthLoudDoesBelligerent

I look at old photos of me, and I don't feel connected to them at all. I would never wish my upbringing on anyone... but I wouldn't take it back for the world.

Mary-Kate Olsen

MeWorldFeelWishLookBack

I don't like the whole 'slander, slander' conversation that most political debates are these days. So I tend to keep my political standpoint not to myself, but just relatively private.

Lukas Forchhammer

MyselfPoliticalConversationDays

Dickens is always full of surprises.

Claire Tomalin

AlwaysSurprisesFullDickens

If you asked me to make a Gaslight Anthem album on my own, I would say, 'No way, that's crazy.' I would never have been able to do that.

Brian Fallon

MeCrazyYouSayWayMy Own

I would like to see the gay population get on board with feminism. It's a beautiful organisation and they've done so much. It seems to me a no-brainer.

Annie Lennox

BeautifulMeGayDoneFeminismSee

I think every program needs to stand the sunshine of righteous scrutiny. Whether it's Social Security, whether it's Medicaid, whether it's Medicare.

Rick Perry

SunshineThinkStandSecuritySocial

I've had a couple of guys that I've had co-produce records with me through my career, and it's fun to work with a co-producer.

Ricky Skaggs

WorkFunMeCareerThroughRecords

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