Quotes with major-general

Quotes 121 till 140 of 385.

  • Antony Hewish I believe scientists have a duty to share the excitement and pleasure of their work with the general public, and I enjoy the challenge of presenting difficult ideas in an understandable way.
    Antony Hewish
    British radio astronomer (1924 - )
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  • Alan Turing I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted.
    Alan Turing
    English mathematician and computer scientist (1912 - 1954)
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  • Abraham Lincoln I can make a General in five minutes but a good horse is hard to replace.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Ronald Reagan I could see where you could have the exchange of tactical weapons against troupes in the field without it bringing either one of the major powers to pushing the button.
    Ronald Reagan
    American politician and actor (1911 - 2004)
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  • Alfred M. Gray I don't run democracy. I train troops to defend democracy and I happen to be their surrogate father and mother as well as their commanding general.
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  • Alan Cranston I don't think just scaring people is enough. That worked during the freeze days to a major extent, but we really didn't achieve that much even at that time. You have to have more, you have to give people hope and a vision of a better world.
    Alan Cranston
    American politician and journalist (1914 - 2000)
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  • Bruce Sterling I don't think there's much distinction between surveillance and media in general. Better media means better surveillance. Cams are everywhere.
    Bruce Sterling
    American science fiction author (1954 - )
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  • Bruno Dumont I feel I have a political duty to reach out to the general public. I want to make films that the people want to see. So if the people want to see Johnny Depp or Tom Cruise, then it is really my job to incorporate them into my films.
    Bruno Dumont
    French film director and screenwriter (1958 - )
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  • Assata Shakur I found that people had all kinds of levels of consciousness, all kinds of levels of education, but that Cubans in general were very educated politically. I could go sit in a bus and get into a conversation with someone and that person had a wealth of knowledge. And energy!
    Assata Shakur
    American activist and former member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA) (1947 - )
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  • Bryan Cogman I hate when the major event of a show I watch is spoiled for me. And I'm wracked with guilt when/if I spoil something for someone else.
    Bryan Cogman
    American writer and producer (1979 - )
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  • Dwight D. Eisenhower I have only one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    American president (1890 - 1969)
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  • Aldous Huxley I know very dimly when I start what's going to happen. I just have a very general idea, and then the thing develops as I write.
    Aldous Huxley
    English writer (1894 - 1963)
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  • Burgess Owens I learned the major difference between college and pro football. In the pros, you're up against a top receiver almost every minute of time. In college, maybe one comes along every third game.
    Burgess Owens
    American football player (1951 - )
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  • Andy Hertzfeld I left General Magic in 1996 to become an Internet hobbyist - got a T-1 line to my house. At one point I had all four food banks of the Bay Area hosted from this house here.
    Andy Hertzfeld
    American software engineer and innovator (1953 - )
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  • Anita Diamant I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn't get reviewed in any major outlets.
    Anita Diamant
    American author (1951 - )
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  • Brooke Burke I mean, most actresses can't host and most hostesses can't act, and that's the general rule in the industry.
    Brooke Burke
    American actress, dancer, model (1971 - )
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  • Alexander Henry I retire to make way for an abler man. In my four years as attorney general I have aged about ten years, but when I have get back to the practice of law, I hope to show those lawyers that I still have some vitality left.
    Alexander Henry
    American painter
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  • Napoleon I tell you Wellington is a bad general, the English are bad soldiers; we will settle this matter by lunch time.
    Napoleon
    French Emperor (1769 - 1821)
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  • Thomas Jefferson I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow if necessary.
    Thomas Jefferson
    American statesman (1743 - 1826)
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  • Alanis Morissette I try to keep a low profile in general. Not with my art, but just as a person.
    Alanis Morissette
    Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actress (1974 - )
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