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Carl von Clausewitz Quotes

Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.

Carl von Clausewitz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: soldier
Nationality: german
Birth: June 1, 1780 - November 16, 1831

Topics

Man Thinking Rules Principles Frame

Whenever you don't catch a ball in a game, you really find out who loves you and who doesn't.

Game You Find Ball Out Catch

A search for truth seems to me to be full of pitfalls. We all have different understandings of what truth is, and we'll each believe - or we are in danger of each believing - that our truth is the one and only absolute truth, which is why I say it's full of pitfalls.

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Truth Me Believe Truth Is Search

I fear it's because religion is man's attempt to reach God, and when he feels he has succeeded, he cannot abide anyone else's claim to have done the same.

Jerry B. Jenkins

Fear God Man Religion Reach Done

I wanted to make a redemptive thriller that didn't end with some kind of big, crazy shootout and blood spill, but more of a collision of ideas and a discussion of ethics.

Ethics Ideas Crazy End Blood Kind

It takes a good deal of physical courage to ride a horse. This, however, I have. I get it at about forty cents a flask, and take it as required.

Stephen Leacock

Good Courage Ride Horse Forty Take

I hate to work out. I get in a bad mood when I have to do it!

Work Hate Bad Mood Bad Mood Out

I have always been interested in gender politics, so I'm not that keen on doing things that don't represent a truth about women.

Women Truth Politics Gender Doing

Sometimes at my performances, I see Peruvian flags in the audience. I've never seen, when an Italian sings, people with Italian flags. But with Peru, it's different: because there are not many famous people, they really celebrate the ones they have.

Juan Diego Florez

People Celebrate Famous Sometimes

I don't have a grand master plan, but I try to be thoughtful when I can and also silly. It's part of the fun.

Fun Plan Silly Thoughtful I Can Try

I think we need a very, very serious effort, primarily through tax policy to provide incentives and encouragement for people to save and invest and expand their businesses and to create more jobs. The kind of thing we did in the early Reagan years, 30 years ago. I think that's essential.

Effort People Think Encouragement

Failure gets a bad rap, but I'd like to change that. Failure is necessary. Let it in. Chew it up, and use it as fuel for your soul.

Change Failure Soul Bad Up Rap

I'm a big, big, big Oasis fan.

Antoni Porowski

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