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In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but by the civilian leadership of the war effort.

~Bill Kristol

Topics: American Any Case Civilian Decisions Effort General Generals Government Leadership Levels Made Set System Troop War

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My grandfather and dad worked at General American Transportation Corp. in Chicago, a company that made tank cars and freight cars. We had a pragmatic, Republican, manufacturing, Illinois consciousness as far as employment went.

~Bill Moseley

Topics: American As Far As Car Chicago Company Consciousness Dad Employment Far Freight General Grandfather Had Illinois Made Manufacturing Pragmatic Republican Tank Transportation Worked

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The United States is considered a puritanical society by many Western nations. For example, they can't believe we hassle public servants like General David Petraeus because he had a mistress. In France, if a powerful man doesn't have a mistress, he's considered a wimp.

~Bill O'Reilly

Topics: Because Believe Considered David Example For Example France General Had Hassle He Like Man Many Mistress Nations Powerful Powerful Man Public Public Servants Servants Society States United United States Western

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I think it's part of the responsibility of an artist to shock, to upset, to make people think differently, and to surprise people. And that's where the good humor is, if there's a surprise and there's something unexpected. Something that's not normal, not in the realm of general living expectations.

~Bill Plympton

Topics: Artist Differently Expectations General Good Humor Living Make Normal Part People Realm Responsibility Shock Something Surprise Think Unexpected Upset Where I Think

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I am not a big horror freak. I'm a bit of a scaredy-cat in general. I can't handle scary movies unless I am at home with the lights on and the doors locked or it is in the morning.

~Billie Lourd

Topics: Am Big Bit Doors Freak General Handle Home Horror Lights Locked Morning Movies Scary Scary Movies The Doors Unless I Am

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The general public thinks all little people are in circuses or sideshows. We have doctors, nurses, just about every field covered.

~Billy Barty

Topics: About Covered Doctors Every Field General General Public Just Little Little People Nurses People Public Thinks

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I just talked to a young lady, a freshman at Santa Barbara. She's taking a course, and Moneyball's one of the required readings. This young lady could dream of one day becoming a general manager.

~Billy Beane

Topics: Barbara Becoming Could Course Day Dream Freshman General General Manager Just Lady Manager One Day Readings Required Santa She Taking Talked Young Young Lady

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I do not like not having Wi-Fi in general, but certainly not on a plane. I fall apart.

~Billy Eichner

Topics: Apart Certainly Fall General Having Like Plane

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I'm extremely optimistic about rapid transformation and change of things in Africa in general.

~Binyavanga Wainaina

Topics: About Africa Change Extremely General Optimistic Rapid Things Transformation

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I'm used to being nervous for shows in general.

~Bishop Briggs

Topics: Being General Nervous Shows Used

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