George F. Kennan Quotes

The best an American can look forward to is the lonely pleasure of one who stands at long last on a chilly and inhospitable mountaintop where few have been before, where few can follow and where few will consent to believe he has been.

George F. Kennan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 16, 1904 - March 17, 2005

Topics

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I can eat a man, but I'm not sure of the fiber content.

Jenny Eclair

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Every day, people serve their neighbors and our nation in many different ways, from helping a child learn and easing the loneliness of those without a family to defending our freedom overseas. It is in this spirit of dedication to others and to our country that I believe service should be broadly and deeply encouraged.

John McCain

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I always carry a book with me to read on the bus, and I tend to arrive everywhere early.

Amanda Knox

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Johnny Knoxville went from struggling to pay his rent to being on the cover of 'Rolling Stone' in the course of, like, a month.

Spike Jonze

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I like to go surfing because I want to feel the ocean and experience nature, and nature fixes my balance, and this life is crazy sometimes, so it helps a wrestler's life because a wrestler's life is crazy sometimes.

Shinsuke Nakamura

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When you work with directors who really love actors, who love their contribution, it feels amazing. But sometimes when you work with directors, you feel like you're in the way.

Ruth Negga

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Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.

Milarepa

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This has been on the schedule for a long time. You don't get President Clinton on a 24-hour notice.

Jon Corzine

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The scale of the ISIS threat is not yet matched by a clarity of approach for securing their defeat.

Douglas Alexander

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I think it's his perception of knowing how to make a record build, keeping the integrity of the song in the music and really adding a lot of musical elements to compliment my voice and to compliment the song.

Deborah Cox

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The painter, sculptor, writer, and musician are protected by law. So are inventors. But the chef has absolutely no redress for plagiarism on his work; on the contrary, the more the latter is liked and appreciated, the more will people clamour for his recipes.

Auguste Escoffier

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I'm like a little boy from Virginia. I'm a backpacker. In my head, I'm left of centre. I come from the pool of weirdoes.

Pharrell Williams

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