Robert M Gates I wish I could set deadlines for the Congress, but that’s just not the way the Constitution is written. – Robert M Gates Congress Quotes Constitution Quotes Deadlines Quotes Set Quotes Written Quotes Some people have said, in so many words, that I’m kind of wooly-headed in believing that the Iranians would see not having nuclear weapons as more in their security interest than not. I had no difficulty as Secretary of Defense moving from the Bush administration to the Obama administration.
Lily James I think it’s probably best to work out in the morning to get it out of the way. My ultimate top tip is to drag yourself, even if you have to roll yourself out of your bed and in to a sit-up – it’s really not that bad once you start. – Lily James
Rick Santelli If being the lightning rod that started the Tea Party is what’s written on my tombstone, I’ll be very happy. – Rick Santelli
Jonathan SacksReligion Since the 18th century, many Western intellectuals have predicted religion’s imminent demise. – Jonathan Sacks
Naomi Alderman I got my first library card, for Hendon Library in north London, when I was two years old. – Naomi Alderman
John Battelle Nearly all web publications are driven by the display model, which is in turn driven by page views. But we all know the web is shifting, thanks to mobile devices and the walled gardens they erect. The new landscape of the web is far more complicated, and new products must emerge. – John Battelle
George Packer Too many talented and supremely calculating politicians, including Nixon and Clinton, have destroyed their careers, or come close, by acting in ways that were obviously against their own interests. – George Packer
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