Aggressive Quotes - Page 9

• Gingrich was a far more volatile and aggressive individual than Boehner, but the institutional norms of self-restraint, and perhaps even self-interest, have broken down under the pressure of an increasingly abnormal Republican Party.

  George Packer

  Party, Self, Broken

  "Darkness in Washington" by George Packer, www.newyorker.com. October 3, 2013.

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• The Japanese are, to the highest degree, both aggressive and unaggressive, both militaristic and aesthetic, both insolent and polite, rigid and adaptable, submissive and resentful of being pushed around, loyal and treacherous, brave and timid, conservative and hospitable to new ways.

  Ruth Benedict

  Brave, Degrees, Loyal

  Ruth Benedict (1967). “The chrysanthemum and the sword: patterns of Japanese culture”

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• I've got five months of aggression saved up, and I'll try and use that in a positive manner. I'll be aggressive, but in a controlled way.

  Andre Nel

  Trying, Use, Way

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• French rhetorical models are too narrow for the English tradition. Most pernicious of French imports is the notion that there is no person behind a text. Is there anything more affected, aggressive, and relentlessly concrete than a Parisan intellectual behind his/her turgid text? The Parisian is a provincial when he pretends to speak for the universe.

  Camille Paglia

  Intellectual, Speak, Tradition

  Camille Paglia (1990). “Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson”, Vintage

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• Playing well or playing bad, I have to play aggressive. I must play aggressive.

  Rafael Nadal

  Sports, Play, Wells

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• My twitter fans are all pretty weird. A lot of them are kind of weirdly sexually aggressive. Some of them made me laugh and then I instantly tried to forget them, because I'd hate to find myself in a bar kind of drunk and accidentally use one.

  Stephen Merchant

  Hate, Drunk, Laughing

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• The smartest people I know have that extra edge. The risk is always there that youll look terribly undignified and slobbering, and inside I cringe about that, but I should be more aggressive.

  Embeth Davidtz

  People, Risk, Looks

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• US spend more on research and development than the other countries, so we shouldn't be making the internet a more hostile, a more aggressive territory.

  Edward Snowden

  Country, Research And Development, Territory

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• The bowlers I respected or feared or rated were not the ones who gave me lip or stared at me or abused me. More the ones who, at any stage of the game, when had they had the ball in hand, they were going to be at me, and they were going to have the skill and the fitness and the ability to be aggressive.

  Rahul Dravid

  Hands, Games, Skills

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• People from North India are generally known to be aggressive and emotional.

  Virat Kohli

  Emotional, People, India

  "Even today the money cricketers make is not enough: Kapil Dev in conversation with Virat Kohli". Interview with Vikrant Gupta, indiatoday.intoday.in. December 14, 2012.

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• This year I've just been aggressive. I still have that mindset of passing the ball, and being aggressive and attacking to the basket is going to draw more attention, and that way I can find my teammates. Being in attack mode is something I try to bring into every single game, and that's what's making me be so successful.

  James Harden

  Successful, Years, Games

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• We had very good discussions on current security challenges and NATO's continued adaptation to meet them. Canada is a committed ally and a capable contributor to international security. We appreciate your quick decision to deploy forces, planes and ships to strengthen our collective defence in view of Russia's aggressive actions in Ukraine, as well as your contribution to the international anti-ISIL coalition. Canada plays a major part in our decision-making and helps keep the vital bond between Europe and North America strong.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Strong, America, Ukraine

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• High Frontier places a bullet-proof vest on our bare chest. High Frontier is as non-aggressive as a bullet-proof vest. There is no way to kill anyone with High Frontier - all that High Frontier can do is to keep others from killing us.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Peace, War, Bullets

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• I was aggressive but I played the game because I loved and enjoyed it. I might have hurt people and I got hurt myself a few times, but not with any malice. When I went on to the field I just wanted to play football. I didn't go out to kick anybody purposely. I just enjoyed playing and if that's aggression, then I'm guilty of that.

  Bob Paisley

  Soccer, Football, Hurt

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• My mom is very good at being passive-aggressive, and my Dad is a total wiseass, so I think the mixture of the two of them is my comedy. But, I am definitely the first comedian in my family.

  Amy Schumer

  Mom, Dad, Thinking

  Interview with Drew Fortune, www.avclub.com. April 26, 2012.

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• In the U.S., HBO is a very aggressive service.

  Reed Hastings

  Hbo

  "Reed Hastings interview: 'Everybody would welcome a rival to Sky'". Interview With Dan Sabbagh, www.theguardian.com. January 15, 2012.

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• Jamaican music can be aggressive, soulful, smooth and exciting all at once - just like hip-hop. At the same time, there's nothing like Jamaica in the United States. Jamaica is its own thing.

  Nas

  Jamaica, Hip Hop, United States

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• I am competitively aggressive. My dream since I was a young boy was to be an NFL quarterback. I am living that dream.

  Tim Tebow

  Dream, Boys, Nfl

  Source: www.usatoday.com

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• My reputation is aggressive this and aggressive that.

  Juan Pablo Montoya

  Reputation

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• I am quite a relaxed person out of the car, but in the car I am aggressive, I never give up, I fight to the end and I try 100% all the time.

  Heikki Kovalainen

  Giving Up, Fighting, Car

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• The need for bold and aggressive federal action to create jobs and restore confidence in our battered economy is clear.

  Nita Lowey

  Jobs, Needs, Action

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• Communism is an aggressive religion of the species.

  Fulton J. Sheen

  Communism, Species

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• Not that I'm some rocker, but what I do in a show is probably far more aggressive than what Dean Martin or Bobby Darin ever did.

  Michael Buble

  Dean, Shows, Rockers

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• Keep being aggressive, that's what my teammates and my coaches ask me to do. If I see things are going well, I know there's more of a comfort level for me to continue to do that.

  Chris Copeland

  Comfort, Levels, Teammate

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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• I'm tall and smart. If you're aggressive and energetic it can be intimidating for people who aren't very smart themselves.

  Julia Roberts

  Smart, People, Intimidating

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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