R. W. Apple, Jr. Quotes

Success in war underpins the claims to greatness of many presidents.

R. W. Apple, Jr.

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I don't think drums had ever sounded so big until Led Zeppelin's first album.

Jimmy Page

ThinkFirstBigDrumsAlbumUntil

I don't let a lot of reporters meet my children.

Angelina Jolie

ChildrenMeetReportersLot

I was being laughed at. I hated it, so I made an adjustment to control the situation. All comics learn that.

Andy Griffith

ControlLearnSituationAdjustment

The only reason professional sports teams - I shouldn't say the only reason, but the most important reason professional sports teams exist - is to win. And if you're not aiming to win, then you really don't belong owning a sports team, in my opinion. So you've got to be moving there.

John S. Middleton

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That so few now dare to be eccentric, marks the chief danger of the time.

John Stuart Mill

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Not everybody is perfect, and I don't think we should be looking for perfect people.

Simon Cowell

PeopleLookingThinkPerfectShould

A lot of young Latino actors have said to me, 'Why can't we get an Oscar? Why can't we be nominated?' And the terrible truth is that if you don't get the right parts, you're not going to be. Are you going to get an Oscar nomination for one of those Judd Apatow movies? Not likely, no matter what nationality you are.

Rita Moreno

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Like every other athlete, I always dreamt of playing at the Olympics, and it feels really good to see that dream materialize.

Mary Kom

GoodDreamAthleteAlwaysSeeLike

The only thing I've ever wanted in my life is to be a mom and a wife.

Missy Peregrym

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Bjork's album, 'Homogenic,' it's got beats, strings, traditional Icelandic stuff. That's my benchmark for what an album should sound like, right up there with Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme' and Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On.'

Jason Moran

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My mother has a very chic sense of style, but she also has high expectations for her clothes to be functional and practical.

Joseph Altuzarra

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The people who actually do things always suffer the slings and arrows of those who don't.

Craig Bruce

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