H. W. Brands Quotes

A president can start a war under relatively specious circumstances, and once American soldiers are under fire, Americans will support the soldiers and support the president.

H. W. Brands

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FireWarSupportStartAmerican

I think South Africa has shown it can host such a big event as the World Cup, so why not hold the Olympics at some point in Africa? Maybe not just in one country but in a host of countries.

Jochen Zeitz

WorldThinkCountryWhyAfricaBig

We all have limitations. I don't have the right genes to be an Olympic weightlifter. I don't have the right genetics to be an Olympic sprinter. Or gymnast. Sure, if I trained my whole life, perhaps I could have become fairly decent in those sports.

Jocko Willink

LifeSportsGeneticsBecomeRight

I'm dying always.

Jessye Norman

DyingAlways

The most effective way to do it, is to do it.

Amelia Earhart

MotivationalWayMostEffective

It's not about sizzle for me. I think it's fine. I mean, America made a decision in 2008 to go with a president who did have sizzle.

Rob Portman

DecisionMeThinkAmericaGoMean

The best ideas start as conversations.

Jonathan Ive

BestIdeasStartConversations

I see religion more as a truck stop on your way to figuring out who you are.

Brad Pitt

ReligionTruckYouStopWaySee

Surveys have shown going back as far as you and I can remember that people have perceived a leftward tilt in the basic coverage that they get on TV news.

Brit Hume

PeopleRememberYouBackI CanNews

I don't consider the first-world concerns any less important than the third-world ones.

Susan Minot

ImportantThanConsiderLessAny

Chance The Rapper is just unreal: he's changing rap and really creating this whole amazing new style.

Shawn Mendes

StyleAmazingChanceCreatingNew

Sitting in my favorite coffeehouse with a new notebook and a hot cup of java is my idea of Heaven.

Libba Bray

HeavenNewSittingHotCupIdea

That's what fascinates me about these writers' retreats: You're in these small spaces with small groups of people, and all of the sudden, the spotlight is shining on you harder than it normally is.

Lynn Coady

PeopleMeSmallYouSpotlightThan

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