"The post office actually achieves its mission. I wish we could say the same of the CIA."

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Source : "After the CIA, Barry Eisler writes thrillers". Interview with Carolyne Zinko, www.sfgate.com. July 25, 2010.

Barry Eisler

#Office Quotes #Wish Quotes #Achieve Quotes

“I've got little ankles and a bit of a belly, so it makes me look rather an egg on legs.”
“Economics becomes redundant if it can rationalise an exchange that sells the future of humankind.”
“I think part of what people are responding to with Lambeau Field is that it's a solid culture. There's so much committed to what hockey means and that's how we feel about football. It's just a great connection between the culture of football and the culture of hockey.”
“This commitment to truth is something one senses more and more Americans yearning for, just as they are becoming more and more sophisticated at knowing when the truth is being obscured - an irony that seems to elude most of todays elected officials.”
“It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.”
“Free yourself from the rigid conduct of tradition and open yourself to the new forms of probability.”
“Having a phobia has changed me.”
“Becoming successful is a relentless pursuit. Its good that its that way: When it does come, you learn to know how to appreciate it, and know how lucky you are to be doing something that you love so much.”

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