Quotes by Vernon A. Walters

I'd describe myself as a pragmatist tinged with idealism.
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I'd describe myself as a pragmatist tinged with idealism.
For over ten years, bombs rained down on every village and hamlet in South Vietnam, and no one budged. It took the coming of a Communist 'peace' to send hundreds of thousands of people out into the South China Sea, on anything that could float, or might float, to risk dehydration, piracy, drowning . . .
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For over ten years, bombs rained down on every village and hamlet in South Vietnam, and no one budged. It took the coming of a Communist 'peace' to send hundreds of thousands of people out into the South China Sea, on anything that could float, or might float, to risk dehydration, piracy, drowning . . .
These are children we and the schools work with every day, but they're failing because they need one-on-one supervision, and we can give them that in this program.
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These are children we and the schools work with every day, but they're failing because they need one-on-one supervision, and we can give them that in this program.
I cannot think of any other couple who deserves this honor any more than Jim and Arlene,
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I cannot think of any other couple who deserves this honor any more than Jim and Arlene,
They have truly dedicated their entire lives to making a positive difference in the lives of each child at Nazareth.
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They have truly dedicated their entire lives to making a positive difference in the lives of each child at Nazareth.
The program, ... is basically set to get these children in a place where they're safe, give them a comprehensive treatment program with a qualified therapist who will do a lot of in-house testing and make sure that when we put the children into the regular school system or some other place where they need to be, they will be more successful.
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The program, ... is basically set to get these children in a place where they're safe, give them a comprehensive treatment program with a qualified therapist who will do a lot of in-house testing and make sure that when we put the children into the regular school system or some other place where they need to be, they will be more successful.
The United Nations has become a place where many countries seek to achieve a lynching of the United States by resolution.
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The United Nations has become a place where many countries seek to achieve a lynching of the United States by resolution.
Americans have always had an ambivalent attitude toward intelligence. When they feel threatened, they want a lot of it, and when they don't, they regard the whole thing as somewhat immoral.
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Americans have always had an ambivalent attitude toward intelligence. When they feel threatened, they want a lot of it, and when they don't, they regard the whole thing as somewhat immoral.
I'm a participant in the doctrine of constructive ambiguity.
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I'm a participant in the doctrine of constructive ambiguity.
It is an endless procession of surprises. The expected rarely occurs and never in the expected manner.
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It is an endless procession of surprises. The expected rarely occurs and never in the expected manner.
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