"The human spy, in terms of the American espionage effort, had never been terribly pertinent."

-- Aldrich Ames

#Effort Quotes #Spy Quotes #Pertinent Quotes

“For most Americans, Friday afternoons are filled with positive anticipation of the weekend. In Washington, it's where government officials dump stories they want to bury. Good news gets dropped on Monday so bureaucrats can talk about it all week.”
“We are the biggest sissies in the jungle. Every other animal is stronger than we are - they have fangs, they have claws, they have nimbleness, they have speed. We think Usain Bolt is fast - Usain Bolt can get his ***** kicked by a squirrel.”
“Experiences, much more than instruction, are a seeing with the inner eye - finding a channel to our essential inner life, a door to our deepest understanding wherein we have the capacity for universal response.”
“Build an inner place to protect your truth.”
“The person who takes no chances generally must take whatever is left over after others have finished choosing. Overcaution is as bad, if not worse, than lack of caution. Both should be avoided. Life will always contain an element of chance. Not to win is not a sin. But not to try is a tragedy.”
“I think children in general have a very hard time - at least I did - expressing any pain because I didn't want to hurt the people that I loved.”
“My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white page to be filled with images.”
“Chris [Evans] sent us a text that The Avengers assemble at such and such bar at 9 on Saturday night. That was a good group effort.”

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