I would have to say that Richard Nixon is probably the most gifted and skilled political practitioner, in his pre-presidential years, of all of the American presidents in the 20th century.
I can testify to what UNICEF means to children because I was among those who received food and medical relief right after World War II.
The current situation of the earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear plants is in a way the most severe crisis in the 65 years since World War II.
George H. W. Bush may be a World War II hero and New England Yankee blue blood, but he has the tear ducts of a Sicilian grandmother.
I had wanted to make a film about World War II for some time, but I didn't really want to do something that was set in the trenches, so to speak.
No man had ever knocked little Richard down. But of course Ammm was not a man.
One night, I knocked out Mr. T, kicked Cyndi Lauper, chased Dick Clark back to his locker room, and slapped Little Richard.
If Richard Nixon was second-rate, what in the world is third-rate?
Rock and roll came into my life when I was about 12, 13, when Little Richard and Chuck Berry had just started hitting the shores of England.
Growing up, I never listened to English music. I was more into Motown, as well as early rock n' roll like Chuck Berry and Little Richard.
We then went through the audition process and picked a guy named Richard Campbell and he is no secret to L.A. players as he was with Natalie Cole for years and Three Dog Night.
I miss Nixon. Compared to these Nazis we have in the White House now, Richard Nixon was a flaming liberal.
We've dreamed of growing our company into something like Richard Childress has. We're working really hard, and we're getting more competitive. Hopefully, that becomes a reality.
World War II was just as dirty and brutal as Vietnam, just as confusing.
By disgracing and degrading the presidency of the United States, by fleeing the White House like a diseased cur, Richard Nixon broke the heart of the American Dream.
I like to think that I probably have written more World War II music than anyone on the planet after all the 'Medal of Honors' and 'Call of Duties.'
I had seen an English movie musical production of 'Cinderella,' 'The Slipper and the Rose' with Richard Chamberlain, and liked it so much I saw it eight or 10 times.
I wanted to be an actress at a very early age and then decided to become an orthodontist after working in Dr. Richard Boyd's office in high school.
I wanted to be a farmer; actually, I wanted to be a horse-breeder. And I had the stallions... but then I heard Little Richard, and that was it.
Pope John Paul II brought hope to all corners of the world, to people of all faiths and backgrounds, with his powerful belief in the human spirit.
The last time I met Sir Richard Attenborough was while dubbing for Gandhi in Mumbai. My interaction with him was short and sweet but definitely a memorable experience.
Football is football; I don't care if you're doing it in Division II, NAIA, or in the SEC or anything in between.
I've shown people Richard Pryor who've never seen him, and most of them don't like him.
My father was funnier than me. My father was Richard Pryor-funny. I'm just a better businessman.
I like Louis C.K., Chris Rock. Old schools like Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy.
[On Richard M. Nixon:] Americans began with a president who couldn't tell a lie and now they have one who can't tell the truth.
We definitely were a punk band. When we got in with our producer, Richard Gottehrer, he slowed everything down so that you could actually hear what Belinda was singing.
During World War II, the pilot losses were staggering. In some bombing raids, as many as 80% of the planes that left did not return.
It was in the reign of George II. that the above-named personages lived and quarrelled ; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor, they are all equal now
My dad served in World War II and died on active duty after the war.
Pope John Paul II stands like a rock against all opposition in his clear enunciation of the foundational principles of the Christian faith.
I can testify to what UNICEF means to children, because I was among those who received food and medical relief right after World War II.
I think that the first World War put an end the kind of music that Mahler, Bruckner and Richard Strauss were writing. A change of fashion was needed.
My invite must have gotten lost in the mail," she said venomously. "But I don't mind crashing this party. -Maximum Ride talking to Max II
Since the end of World War II, U.S. presidents of both parties have recognized that foreign and domestic policy do not have to be pursued at the expense of each other.
Sweeney: I can just see all you tough young soldiers cuddling together. Richard: Not cuddling, huddling. There's a difference.
I love edgy comedy. 'Coming to America' still gets me and 'Friday.' I watch old Richard Pryor stand-up on VHS, too.
My dad was a slightly stricter version of Richard Dawkins. The worldview was that there are idiots out there who believe in Santa Claus and fairies and magic and elves, and we're not joining that nonsense.
I'm fascinated by politics. I love watching everyone from Neil deGrasse Tyson to Lawrence Krauss to people like Richard Dawkins and Noam Chomsky on YouTube.
Theorists write all the popular books on science: Heinz Pagels, Frank Wilczek, Stephen Hawking, Richard Feynman, et al. And why not? They have all that spare time.
John Paul II was one of the greatest men of the last century. Perhaps the greatest.
I was in World War II; I cried when they took me in the Navy. That's the last time I cried.
American 'Vogue' and the Versace campaign by Richard Avedon were huge for me. It put me on the map.
I love Richard Yates, his work, and the novel, Revolutionary Road. It's a devastating novel.
Patrick Henry aligned himself against ratification. So did Richard Henry Lee.
I like Brando's acting ... and James Dean ... and Richard Widmark. Quite a few of 'em I like.
The sort of commercial parameters of classical music changed after the [World War II] , and the whole industry became more backward-looking.
I've worked with people from Fred Zinnemann, John Huston, through to Richard Fleischer, all of those boys from Hollywood and so on, and Sam Peckinpah and then the Mike Radfords.
I'd always do bits on street corners like Richard Pryor's Mudbone character. And my friends kept telling me, You could make money doing that.'
I would love for 'God of War II' to be considered the swan song of the PS2 but I really don't think this will be the last great game on the system.
I felt like I was in the best photography school in the world - I had Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, Richard Avedon and Irving Penn teach me.
Richard Holbrooke is known for many things, but I will remember him as an impressive, sometimes even intimidating diplomat who understood the value of culture in diplomacy.
When we went into World War II, I was a tractor driver then. I drove tractors on the plantation. So when they start calling people my age, 18, up, I was one they called.
My father was an officer in the Army, and my grandfather served in World War II, and I am so proud of their service. I'll always do whatever I can to support our troops.
Nine g's is good, if the pilot can stand it. We couldn't stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
Elvis inspired my sideburns, but Little Richard inspired me for vocals.
Pope John Paul II is the great. Only two other popes had that title. Does that suggest there is going to be a move for canonization?
My fascination with war is because my dad was in World War II, and my brother was in Vietnam.
Personally I believe that the courses we followed for some years after World War II were enlightened, surprisingly imaginative and extremely effective.
I always have Moleskine notebooks on my desk. I am a big journaler. Every day I write down where I went, who I spoke to and what it was all about. Richard Branson told me to do that.
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