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One of my favorite little sayings is, 'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.' Robert M. Gates avoidcriticismfavorite Change image and share on social
A wild and crazy weekend involves sitting on the front porch, smoking a cigar, reading a book. Robert M. Gates bookcigarcrazy Change image and share on social
Even when I was at CIA, I'd go to visit foreign leaders and I'd say, 'You know, I'm not a diplomat. I'm just an old CIA guy'... I said, 'If I wanted to be diplomatic, I'd have been a diplomat.' Robert M. Gates ciadiplomatdiplomatic Change image and share on social
After decades spent in rewrite rooms surrounded by other shouting writers, I discovered that I work best alone. I like being in charge of my time, working out the problems according to my own rhythms and being able to nap. That's a big one, the napping on demand! Maria Semple bigchargedecade share on social
The judge decided in this case that both the state and the defense would have the opportunity to respond to certain kinds of press. This is one such instance. Catherine Crier casedecidedefense Change image and share on social
Trillions of dollars in out-of-control entitlement spending cannot be remedied by cuts in NASA, or even in the entire discretionary budget, defense included. Rather, the financial bleeding needs to be staunched where the hole is and nowhere else. Robert Zubrin bleedbudgetcontrol share on social
