David Ignatius Quotes

Sometimes James Bond movies drive me crazy. They're fun to watch, but they don't have anything to do at all with what intelligence officers really do.

David Ignatius

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IntelligenceFunMeCrazyBond

Every type of purely direct concrete description bears the mark of artistic portrayal.

Max Weber

ConcreteMarkBearsDirectEvery

Thanks to the arrival of such spirited and purposeful groups as X, the Blasters, R.E.M., and the Replacements, American rock has made a spectacular comeback.

Robert Hilburn

ComebackAmericanRockThanksMade

I left 'Law and Order' because I really honestly did want to do movies and did want to be a movie star since I was a little girl.

Angie Harmon

GirlLawWantMoviesLittleStar

There really is a certain magic that happens when you're in the studio. And it's important in life to feel that magic: to feel that there is something greater moving all this along.

Jeff Ament

LifeMovingFeelMagicYouGreater

I have a background writing screenplays and teleplays. I've tried to write prose and fiction but never really completed anything I thought worthy of publication or worthy of anyone else to even look at.

Michael Imperioli

WritingThoughtLookNeverWrite

I learned early on to stay away from gossip magazines and reviews. That stuff just makes you unhappy, and I know actors that read everything that's written about them and they're miserable. You can choose what to let into your life.

John Travolta

LifeUnhappyYouChooseEarlyKnow

A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is like the Mafia getting together to bump off the Godfather for not going to church on Sunday.

Russell Baker

TogetherMoralsChurchBadSunday

Old and young disbelieve one another's truths.

Mason Cooley

YoungOldDisbelieveTruthsAnother

Cheer for your teammates, regardless of whether they're fast or slow, veteran or neophyte, varsity or JV. Or rally the spirits of someone who's had a bad performance. Also, encourage stragglers during tough workouts; jog back to 'pick up' a runner who's behind during a long run.

Don Kardong

PerformanceToughSlowSomeoneBad

Smartphones. Who cares? Smartphones. I only have dummy phones.

Don Rickles

PhonesOnlyWhoWho CaresCares

I photographed all kinds of sports - Formula 1, Formula Atlantic. And anybody who knows me knows that, from the day they invented video cameras, I used to lug them around when you had to carry the pack here and the big camera here, plus the diaper bag and a baby and the purse or whatever.

Christie Brinkley

SportsDayMeBabyBagCamera

I mean, most actresses can't host and most hostesses can't act, and that's the general rule in the industry.

Brooke Burke

MeanActIndustryRuleHostGeneral

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