Raymond T. Odierno Quotes

The Arabs are victims. You have Shia Arabs, under Arabization under Saddam Hussein, who were forcibly moved up there... You have Kurds who were displaced by these Arabs that were moved up there by Saddam Hussein. Kurds have been displaced from Kirkuk for hundreds of years.

Raymond T. Odierno

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: soldier
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 8, 1954

Topics

YouYearsUpBeenWhoVictims

We pretended there was no problem with Agent Orange after Vietnam and later the Pentagon recanted, after untold suffering by veterans.

Jim McDermott

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Look at people that influenced me - but I didn't know if I had that sort of 'I'm going to take you under my wing' person.

Jim Rash

PeopleMeYouLookPersonKnow

Having a child makes you realize the importance of life - narcissism goes out the window. Heaven on earth is looking at my little boy. The minute he was born, I knew if I never did anything other than being a mom, I'd be fine.

Jenny McCarthy

LifeChildMomWindowLookingYou

Children in dysfunctional homes at risk of abuse are kept in danger for too long because politically correct rules mean we won't challenge unfit parents.

Michael Gove

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With concerted effort, I can follow written instructions, but don't ask me to simply grasp how to operate a smartphone.

Michael Dirda

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I love theatrical props: a cup filled with solid fake tea, say, or a collection of fake food, including a rubber turkey, which, during the holidays, I wrap in tinfoil so it appears to have just come out of the oven.

Amy Sedaris

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America has deep, fundamental institutions that take a long time to replicate.

Anand Giridharadas

TimeDeepAmericaLongLong Time

It's been interesting. I went through a period where a lot of people would recognize me, and then when I had injures and my ranking dropped, not as many people did.

Mary Pierce

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I've had more fan mail from 'Doctor Who' than anything. People love the show so passionately.

Miranda Raison

LovePeopleDoctorMoreAnything

No one has to agree with everything that someone else says. But in state-to-state relations, we have to understand that we can help each other much more doing it that way. We have to be more generous.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

SomeoneDoingHelpUnderstandWay

Ever since I read 'Kitchen Confidential,' I saw a little light bulb go off. Being a chef is like being on a pirate ship; it's not like 'Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?' or whatever my impression was as I was growing up.

Jon Favreau

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I've made peace with insecurity... because there is no security of any kind.

Dick Van Dyke

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