Nguyen Cao Quotes & Sayings

Holy Mary, mother of God," my mother said. "You were being chased by Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, and a rabbit. — Janet Evanovich

If the war has faded into history, democracy's defeat in Vietnam has left deep marks in the consciousness of both nations. — Nguyen Cao Ky

That day I think we really saw each other for the first time. I mean, saw beyond the bag of bones on the outside. You take away her pretty and my plain and what you get underneath is about the same: a couple of lost girls looking to be found. — Bill Condon

After Watergate, America was a ship without a rudder. Vietnam was left to its own devices, drifting along towards its fate. — Nguyen Cao Ky

We all know that in war the political and military factors have to complement each other. — Nguyen Cao Ky

If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. — Nguyen Cao Ky

I have been blessed often by Buddha, but equally by America. — Nguyen Cao Ky

By fighting a limited, defensive war, America permitted the enemy to endlessly re-supply their field armies. — Nguyen Cao Ky

South Vietnam had to be built from scratch and, from the very beginning, depended far too much on the Western superpowers. As in the case of a person on public welfare, this dependency, which became greater with each day, was quite difficult to shake. — Nguyen Cao Ky

The way Americans understand and treat other peoples almost guarantees that the world will suffer more trouble. — Nguyen Cao Ky

Norway is pretty forward thinking in terms of gender equality, but we don't seem to practice it as well as we think. I'm constantly thinking: How much power have we really gained? We have to keep fighting to even keep what we've fought for already. — Jenny Hval

By the mid-sixties, the United States had poured more than half a million troops into South Vietnam. — Nguyen Cao Ky

From its inception, South Vietnam was only considered to be an outpost in the war against communism. — Nguyen Cao Ky

The number one key to success in life is to master your own state. If you can manage and master your states, there's nothing you can't do. — Tony Robbins

So often, religion is identified in terms coined by Christianity as sets of belief. But I had the sense that it not only involves practice, but also emotion and levels of our experience that are almost precognitive. — Elaine Pagels

Pride is just a shout into the wind. — Pierce Brown

After the 1954 Geneva international conference, Vietnam was divided into two parts. On paper, North and South Vietnam were twin countries born at the same moment. — Nguyen Cao Ky

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all. — Nguyen Cao Ky

Americans are big boys. You can talk them into almost anything. Just sit with them for half an hour over a bottle of whiskey and be a nice guy. — Nguyen Cao Ky

This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought. — T.E. Lawrence

God is one; there are not many Gods, one for each tribe among men. — Sathya Sai Baba

It has become fashionable in Washington to argue that Obamacare cannot be reversed. That is nonsense. It's a fight worth waging, and a fight which can be won. — Bobby Jindal

But people as a rule believe only what they want to believe, and if you tell them anything else they'll call you a trouble-maker and get rid of you and never give you your job back, even if what you said is proved spot on right by time. — Dick Francis

During the Fifties, political and military activities in Vietnam were heavily influenced by the French, who as recent colonial masters, made all-important decisions. — Nguyen Cao Ky

We only have victory over satan when we walk in the Spirit in Christ Jesus. — T. B. Joshua

I never staged a coup. They picked me up. Like I say, they forced me to become premier, maybe hoping that by that way, they send me to the electric chair. — Nguyen Cao Ky

Through leadership of the fight against French colonialism, Ho Chi Minh had made a name for himself in the international political arena. — Nguyen Cao Ky

Ah, my dad's whistle. On holidays when I was a kid, we would all be off in the rock pools along the beach. When it came time to go, we'd hear the whistle and we'd all come running. Like dogs! — Kate Winslet

Prove - and an easy task it is - that so-called pleasures, when they go beyond a certain limit, are but punishments ... — Seneca.