David Hoffman Quotes

#1. The only problem with getting married is that we can't fornicate anymore.

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#2. For days after the launch, Sputnik was a wonderful curiosity. A man-made moon visible by ordinary citizens, it inspired awe and pride that humans had finally launched an object into space.

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#3. Sputnik quickly became one of the three great shocks to hit America - historians say the equal of Pearl Harbor or 9/11.

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#4. I always live in the present - I love the present. I cherish the future.

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#5. Despite his deeply-held ideology, Reagan was willing to talk to Gorbachev. He willing to do business with him. We should realize that engaging with adversaries is often one of our great strengths. As long as we use the engagement to stand up for the things we care about, there is no harm in talking.

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#6. Gorbachev was acutely aware of the [USSR] economic problems, and it was central to all he did. He wanted to change the system in hopes of saving it. In the end he could not.

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#7. Nixon tried to wrap the Soviet Union into a web of agreements that would constrain its behavior. What happened is that many people lost faith in that approach, not the least because of how the Soviets handled it.

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#8. I find it hard to argue with Reagan's old slogan: Trust, but verify.

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