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Daniel Yergin Quotes

We experienced similar fears in the 1880s, at the end of World War I and II. And we ran out in the 1970s.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: February 6, 1947

Topics

War World End World War I Out Fears

I wanted to make an Indian character who wasn't either a) the savage that must be eliminated, the force of nature that's blocking the way for industrial progress, or b) the noble innocent that knows all and is another cliche. I wanted him to be a complicated human being.

Nature Character Progress Complicated

I don't think I would want the responsibility for enforcing the death penalties. There's always the inevitable question of whether someone you gave the order to execute might truly have been innocent.

Responsibility Death Think Someone

It's not every day you get to be in a movie about Jackie Robinson, so you want to do it as right as you can.

Day You Every Day Want Right Get

We know from the material that was recovered from the bin Laden compound that bin Laden was looking at the 10th anniversary of 9/11 as an opportunity to strike yet again at the U.S. homeland.

John O. Brennan

Opportunity Anniversary Looking Know

Art should be created for life, not for the museum.

Life Art Museum Created Should

I suppose I'm happy when I know I've given a horse a good ride, no matter where it is. I like playing golf in the summer; I'm happy when I hit a good shot, and I enjoy watching Arsenal playing beautiful football, but overall I can't believe you can be happy when you're not winning. I honestly can't accept that.

Good Beautiful Ride Football Happy

The way that Soviet intelligence tried to reshape the balance of power in the Middle East is essential to understand the developments that led to the outbreak of the Six-Day War.

Power Intelligence Balance War Way

My mindset was that I was always going to be in Toronto my whole career, but I was never naive.

Mindset Career Never Naive Toronto

I learned so much about being an actor by being a director. More than I ever thought I would.

Thought Actor More Director Being

Free trade was once a Republican conviction.

Free Republican Conviction Free Trade

I always feel like the odd mom out, because trust me when I tell you I'm on my girls. And every time I am, I know from the outside it looks like I'm an overbearing, controlling parent. But I don't think we have any responsibility to anybody else but our kids and ourselves.

Time Responsibility Trust I Am Mom

I need to be bad. I don't want to burn out. I also don't want to be a person who is always performance-oriented. I also want to have some fun.

Fun Bad Person Burn Want Need

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