Adlai Stevenson II Quotes

We cannot be any stronger in our foreign policy for all the bombs and guns we may heap up in our arsenals than we are in the spirit which rules inside the country. Foreign policy, like a river, cannot rise above its source.

Adlai Stevenson II

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 5, 1900 - July 14, 1965

Topics

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You can't lie to God - it's ridiculous.

Jimmy Swaggart

GodLieYouRidiculous

I do one accent - my own. I can make it louder or quieter. That is the sum total of my vocal range. I thought I could do an American accent until I tried it in front of an American - the expression of horror is still burnt onto my retinas.

John Oliver

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One important measurement issue concerns the fat tails problem that I mentioned earlier. VAR is concerned with extreme outcomes. If the tails of the probability distributions we are using are too thin, our VAR measures are likely to be too low.

John Hull

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A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas, and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not.

Michael Hayden

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As individuals, people are inherently good. I have a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups. And I remain extremely concerned when I see what's happening in our country, which is in many ways the luckiest place in the world. We don't seem to be excited about making our country a better place for our kids.

Steve Jobs

GoodPeopleWorldBetterViewPlace

I'm always looking for roles to challenge me and ones which I'll enjoy playing.

RJ Mitte

ChallengeMeLookingEnjoyAlways

Cure for an obsession: get another one.

Mason Cooley

FunnyObsessionGetCureAnother

My mother had a radio show - a Barbara Walters type of gal and was very successful for about 20-some years on a radio station.

Jonathan Winters

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As long as those things are on vinyl or tape or what have you, the record companies are going to release them someday.

Johnny Mathis

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There are not many people that I respect more than rappers. I'm a huge fan of hip hop. It's incredible, one of the most influential things to me. It takes real genius to be able to do well. It's a very deep art form.

Brett Gelman

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The paternalism of the medical industry is insane.

Anne Wojcicki

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If you think about the web, the web has been an incredible development platform, and everything today is developed on the web. In the future, everything is going to be developed with the blockchain in mind.

William Mougayar

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