19 Quotes by Jamie Smith

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    At one end of the national spectrum is white, shining peace—that city-on-a-hill concept. At the other end is black, raging, savage war at the foot of that hill. The space between is the gray zone where the haze of diplomacy and combat meet and bleed into one another. That’s where the CIA works.

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    I don’t train to be in a gunfight; I’d much rather be in a shooting—there’s a difference. A gunfight means he’s shooting back at me. In a shooting, I’m doing all the work.

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    There are no second-place finishers—you don’t take silver, you simply lose gold. Second place is nothing but the best loser—nobody lost better than the guy in second place. But on the battlefield that guy usually winds up dead.

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    Secretary Albright was in China with government officials and people in the private sector to help them better understand DP World's interests in China.

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    New Year's Eve is notorious for lots of people going out and having a good time and having a few drinks. So, there's a likelihood of more drunken drivers being on the road. (All officers) are going to have their eyes peeled even more.

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    We played Mustang basketball and allowed no penetration. We locked them up and played our game.

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    We predict the heaviest rain on south-facing slopes.

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