"When you're talking with a person at this level of the government, at the very highest level, I think you have to be very discreet because he, President Clinton, is very aware that anything he says publicly can have a profound impact on American politics and on world politics."

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Source : "The Commissioners". "PBS NewsHour" with Jim Lehrer, www.pbs.org. April 8, 2004.

Lee H. Hamilton

#Thinking Quotes #Impact Quotes #Government Quotes

“It is a contradiction to be a true Christian and not humble.”
“I have developed a rash on my body where the rough cloth rubs on my skin. I wanted to take a bath, thinking that the dirt on my skin made the rash worse, but the bathing tub has been turned upside down and is being used as an extra table in the kitchen and i cannot have it until spring, so I just spread goose grease on my rash. The dogs are following me everywhere.”

Source : Karen Cushman (2014). “Catherine, Called Birdy”, p.28, Pan Macmillan
“To solve the human equation, we need to add love, subtract hate, multiply good, and divide between truth and error.”
“A man who drinks only water has a secret to hide from his fellow men.”
“The common stock of intellectual enjoyment should not be difficult of access because of the economic position of him who would approach it.”
“The mere idea of asking a family member if they intentionally stopped sending me an annual bonus makes me feel like breaking out in hives.”
“Education in my family was not merely emphasized, it was our raison d'Ãªtre. Virtually all of our aunts and uncles had Ph.D.s in science or engineering, and it was taken for granted that the next generation of Chu's were to follow the family tradition. When the dust had settled, my two brothers and four cousins collected three MDs, four Ph.D.s and a law degree. I could manage only a single advanced degree.”
“A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at one time, where only hundreds will see it on the stage.”

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