Paul Conroy Quotes

The Syrians lost out because they happened to have their revolution during an election cycle in America, France, and bizarrely, some kind of election cycle in Russia. Obama wasn't going to be seen to commit anything to Syria, that would be political suicide, but he's also got a Nobel Peace Prize sitting on his mantelpiece.

Paul Conroy

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PeaceRevolutionPoliticalSuicide

You must not demand the failure of your peers, because the more good things that are around in film, in television, in theater - why the better it is for all of us.

Jerome Lawrence

FailureGoodGood ThingsBetterYou

Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people.

Andre Dubus III

PeopleLookImportantStrangeBelief

Nobody told me there was any idea for a sequel to 'The Exorcist.' But my agent called me to tell me they were going to do it, and there was a part for me. I said, 'But I died in the first film.' 'Well,' he told me, 'this is from the early days of Father Merrin's life.' I told him I just didn't want to do it again.

Max von Sydow

LifeFatherMeEarlyNobodySaid

We must ensure that today's seniors' benefits are rock solid and find a solution that fixes Social Security for the next generation that is just entering the workforce.

John Thune

TodayGenerationSolutionSecurity

The louder I sang, the more it brought out the basic quality of the voice.

Stephen Costello

QualityVoiceMoreOutBasicLouder

Revolution is glorified by intellectuals, apotheosized by poets, sanctified by visionaries, and bled white by politicians.

Ameen Rihani

RevolutionWhitePoliticiansPoets

Figure skaters are usually young and then just fade away. But I'm not a fade-away kind of person.

Mirai Nagasu

PersonYoungKindFadeAwayJust

I've always thought that people who left a great deal of money in their will never enjoyed the great honor and privilege and heart-rendering feeling of giving to others during their lifetime, because they were too selfish to give to others while they were alive, so they made sure they were dead and couldn't use it anymore.

Jon Huntsman, Sr.

GreatMoneyPeopleSelfishThought

When I heard BB King's 'Sweet Sixteen,' I knew I wanted to play bass because that was the thing that made that record: the bass player.

Donald Dunn

KingSweetPlayBassBass Player

The movie 'Rock 'n' Roll High School' was a sacred text in my household.

Colson Whitehead

SchoolHigh SchoolRockHighText

I don't feel secure at all. I don't know what actor would feel they've made it. I feel like I'm just starting.

Corey Stoll

FeelKnowActorStartingI Feel Like

Even after you win the championship, the work doesn't stop; it probably only becomes more. I'm just basically focused on what I need to do. There's a lot that goes into this - diet, preparation, assembling the right people around you, sparring partners, coaches, etc. - so I'm not enjoying anything.

Alistair Overeem

WorkPreparationPeopleWinDiet

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