Mohamedou Ould Slahi When the guards noticed my chessboard, they all wanted to play me. And when they started to play me, they always won. The strongest among the guards taught me how to control the center. After that, the guards had no chance to defeat me. – Mohamedou Ould Slahi Center Quotes Chance Quotes Chessboard Quotes Control Quotes Defeat Quotes Guards Quotes Noticed Quotes Play Quotes Started Quotes Strongest Quotes Taught Quotes I believe the U.S. government owes it to the American people to tell them the truth about what is happening in Guantanamo. I would like to believe the majority of Americans want to see justice done, and they are not interested in financing the detention of innocent people.
Karren Brady Good managers ensure good outcomes, but great leaders can deliver a vision by getting people to work together. – Karren Brady
Dennis DeYoung If you want your rock stars that are completely 100 percent serious about themselves and you want them to pretend like they’re 25, I’m probably not the guy for that. But if you want to come and say, ‘Hey, you know that guy right there, he’s just being himself. I kind of like him for that,’ you know, then that’s me. – Dennis DeYoung
Deborah Sampson On the whole, as we readily acquiesce in the acknowledgment that the field and the cabinet are the proper spheres assigned to our Masters and our Lords, may we also deserve the dignified title and encomium of Mistress and Lady in our kitchens and in our parlours. – Deborah Sampson
Lynne Ramsay I always say I thought I was making this exciting action movie but I actually always end up making character studies. Every single one. – Lynne Ramsay
Samuthirakani Every day on the sets, I wait like a newcomer to see what the director has for me. I’ll fall if he asks me to, cry on his instructions. But, the day I feel this is enough, I’ll get back to what I would have been: a farmer. – Samuthirakani
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