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“There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy. There is nothing good in war. Except its ending.”
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“Judge Roberts is a brilliant lawyer, a brilliant judge. He is a very careful judge, a thoughtful judge. I would agree with what the President said earlier. He is a decent man. I think everybody who knows him likes him.”
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“Sometimes the way through someone's tough outer shell is to do something obvious, thoughtful and sweet.”
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“One of the things we often miss in succession planning is that it should be gradual and thoughtful, with lots of sharing of information and knowledge and perspective, so that it's almost a non-event when it happens.”
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“Be smart, be thoughtful, be generous.”
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“Do I wish that things were more orderly in Washington and rational and people listened to the best arguments and compromised and operated in a more thoughtful and organized fashion? Absolutely. But when you look at history that's been the exception rather than the norm.”
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“It's important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. 'The West Wing' isn't meant to be good for you.”
Source : "Meet the Press" with Chuck Todd, www.nbcnews.com. July 3, 2016. 
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“Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.”
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“Life is what happens when you're doing other things, right?”
Source : Interview with Christopher Kompanek, www.avclub.com. March 23, 2012.
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“Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.”
Source : Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.8, Courier Corporation
