Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Quotes

In reality, Afghanistan has functioned as a nation-state for more than two centuries, and its army and bureaucracy reach back to the 19th century.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

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I had a father who was active, present. There are people out there that never knew their fathers, didn't have their father's support. If I were to complain, that would be real sad. How dare I?

John David Washington

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I work at night, starting at around 10 o'clock and working until 2 or 3 in the morning. I do that usually five days a week. In Berkeley, I have an office behind our house that I share with my wife, who works more in the daytime.

Michael Chabon

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I missed the Olympic team in 1996 - missed making the team. I tried to make a comeback in my sport, and soon after the Olympic trials, Johann Olav Koss, who is a Norwegian speed-skater, called me up and asked me to be a part of Olympic Aid. Now Olympic Aid is Right to Play. It's a wonderful, narrow focus.

Summer Sanders

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My first interview at 'SI,' I sat in silence next to Guy LaFleur for five minutes on the New York Rangers team bus until he finally broke the ice. Those early interviews, every one of them was like a terrible first date.

Steve Rushin

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From day one our next generation system will run all our exsisting software - so that gives us a head start.

Trip Hawkins

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I always try to attack the most honest issues I can in my comedy.

Mike Birbiglia

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The need for air transport is real, and it's not going to change. The key is to have the right business model and have the right initiatives, in my view, to succeed.

Louis R. Chenevert

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Paul Verhoeven might be my favorite director, and I'm serious.

Judah Friedlander

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I always dreamed of playing a night match on Arthur Ashe Stadium. It's a dream come true for me.

Denis Shapovalov

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I would rather be a security guard than a rock star.

Bruce McCulloch

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I used to think I had to stay frozen in time. No amount of Botox will keep up.

Sheena Easton

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I mean, I guess I started during the comedy boom, so it was literally like, on Sunday you could decide you wanted to be a comic, and on Monday, you could be on stage.

Todd Barry

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