#ld

Gen. Tommy Franks told me the war was being compromised as specialized personnel and equipment were being shifted from Afghanistan to prepare for the war in Iraq - a war more than a year away. ↗

— Bob Graham

#away #being #compromised #equipment #franks

I don't think I would live outside of the Northwest. I think the quality of life in Portland is really good. People move from intense, high-powered jobs, and move to Portland, work half as much and live twice as good. ↗

— Carrie Brownstein

#half #i #i think #intense #jobs

Is there one specific source that determines correct morality and everybody should follow that? Or should individuals come up with following that source or not depending on their situation? ↗

— Asghar Farhadi

#correct #depending #determines #everybody #follow

My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tells you. ↗

— Benjamin Jowett

#child #clergy #dear #despite #god

I had a vocal coach. It's a sad thing, but I had to hire someone so that I could get my Australian accent back. ↗

— Anthony LaPaglia

#australian #back #coach #could #get

I like the Baldwin boys a great deal. Alec is super-smart, super-articulate, almost too smart to be an actor. ↗

— Anthony LaPaglia

#alec #almost #baldwin #deal #great

I'm beginning to understand myself. But it would have been great to be able to understand myself when I was 20 rather than when I was 82. ↗

— Dave Brubeck

#been #beginning #great #i #myself

I was always very aware of drummers. My oldest brother Henry was a drummer, and he drummed on everything in the house from the kitchen sink to stovepipes. He was the first drummer in the Gil Evans Orchestra, so you've got to know how great he was. ↗

— Dave Brubeck

#aware #brother #drummer #drummers #evans

If I told you all the people that have secretly told me I've influenced them, you'd never believe it, and you'll never see it in print, either. ↗

— Dave Brubeck

#either #i #in print #influenced #me

After the Second World War, I returned to California to study composition with Darius Milhaud, who wrote wonderful works like 'Le Boeuf sur le Toit' and 'La Cretion du Monde.' I especially enjoy his work for two pianos, 'Scaramouche.' ↗

— Dave Brubeck

#california #composition #enjoy #especially #his