"I've spent my entire adult life with the United States as a superpower and one that had no compunction about spending what it took to sustain that position. And it didn't have to look over its shoulder because our economy was so strong."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Robert M. Gates

#Strong Quotes #United States Quotes #Looks Quotes

“I could probably say a lot of things, but I'm not sure they'd be fit for publication.”
“In argument with men a woman ever Goes by the worse, whatever be her cause.”
“Growing up as a mixed-race kid myself, when you are in the middle of it and you're young...you don't think about it consciously. It's your reality.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I have always been able to write on the spot. It is a talent that I guess comes naturally.”

Source : "Ashanti always on time". Interview with AskMen, www.askmen.com.
“I'm not sure if guys are supposed to read Vanity Fair. I feel very metrosexual with it but am not sure it's in my comfort zone.”
“Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water. Tell that imperious voice in your head to be still.”
“patience is an integral part of talent.”

Source : Vicki Baum (1964). “It was all quite different: the memoirs of Vicki Baum”
“You have to control what you can control, not the entire game, and try to play the best soccer possible and play clean and be smart and professional.”

Source : Source: soccerlens.com

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