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There is one thing I have never taught my body how to do and that is to figure out at 6 A.M. what it wants to eat at 6 P.M.
— Erma Bombeck
What then is prayer? Prayer is nothing else than talking to God, conversing with God Himself.
— Paul O'Sullivan
This cannot be the United States being the air force for Shia militias, or a Shia on Sunni Arab fight.
— David Petraeus
There hasn't been a scandal this big at the C.I.A. since (CLASSIFIED) committed (CENSORED) to (REDACTED).
— Stephen Colbert
The fact is that Iran doesn't want to see the Taliban come back any more than do most Afghan citizens.
— David Petraeus
My heart starts to pound as he gets closer and closer to the stands, never taking his eyes off me.
— Collette West
As always, imagine how great the press corps would be if it devoted 1/1000th the energy to dissecting non-sex political wrongdoing
— Glenn Greenwald
When journalists are 'accused' of being 'advocates', that means: challenging and deviating from DC orthodoxies.
— Glenn Greenwald
The vast majority of the libraries in the United States today - nearly 100,000 of them - are school libraries.
— John Palfrey
I will not ever run for political office. I can assure you.
— David Petraeus
O' the blue-bodied cowherd - ever playful in love and war. Don't you fail to see the immensity of his wisdom and light.
— Jaggi Vasudev
I am not a politician, and I will never be, and I say that with absolute conviction.
— David Petraeus
I'm not in love with David Petraeus. But I think he does present a terrific role model.
— Paula Broadwell
I think no commander ever is going to come out and say, 'I'm confident that we can do this.'
— David Petraeus
After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair.
— David Petraeus
Some men have only one book in them, others a library.
— Sydney Smith
Replacing General McChrystal with David Petraeus was a good first step, but more will be needed.
— Jim Talent
Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and at Centcom, is probably the most decorated officer of his generation.
— David Ignatius
Sometimes, the more you protect your force, the less secure you may be. Sometimes, the more force is used, the less effective it is.
— Bob Woodward
Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.
— Ronald Reagan
The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from me is my best professional military advice.
— David Petraeus
I loved playing the guitar and I knew I was pretty good at it, so that's what I wanted to do with my life.
— Ace Frehley
Make sure you pay your taxes; otherwise you can get in a lot of trouble.
— Richard M. Nixon
The genius of David Petraeus has always been his masterful manipulation of the media.
— Michael Hastings
Lincoln discovered Generals Grant and Sherman. Roosevelt had Eisenhower and Bradley. I found David Petraeus and Ray Odierno.
— George W. Bush
Never," said my aunt, "be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you.
— Charles Dickens
The job of the leader is to get the big ideas right.
— David Petraeus
