"I know that young people sometimes, caught up in the moment, make some very foolish decisions."

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Source : "Panetta Condemns Latest U.S. Troop Photo Scandal". "All Things Considered" with Audie Cornish, www.npr.org. April 18, 2012.

Leon Panetta

#People Quotes #Decision Quotes #Sometimes Quotes

“A little imagination goes a long way in Fes.”
“Thanksgiving is a magical time of year when families across the country join together to raise America's obesity statistics. Personally, I love Thanksgiving traditions: watching football, making pumpkin pie, and saying the magic phrase that sends your aunt storming out of the dining room to sit in her car.”
“To hear the amount of hate that people have in the United States is disheartening. However, I still have hope that we have not reached the pinnacle.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“Ive been a radio and television news person since I was 19 years old. Im 57 years old now. But the advantage is that I have studied, investigated, and reported over those years on nearly every major story from wars and recessions to grass roots local issues.”
“In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch-that is, who should be listened to and when.”
“Ninety-five percent of celebrity is good.”
“Culture is for old people. When youâ€™re young you have your body, and thatâ€™s all you need,”
“Generations of human beings were transformed into machines in the relentless pursuit of material wealth: We lived to work.”

Source : Jeremy Rifkin (2011). “The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power Is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World”, p.269, Macmillan

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