Covert Quotes

59 quotes by 48 authors

The educated man had throughout the ages found a way to covert passionate activity into silent and motionless pleasure. He can sit still in a… — Jacques Barzun
Women have always collected things and saved and recycled them because leftovers yielded nourishment in new forms. The decorative functional objects women made often spoke… — Unknown Author
Walking back from the convention site I chatted with a normal Bostonian for several blocks -- who must have identified me through our covert system… — Ann Coulter
The Congress has historically played covert communal politics in order to create what in India we call vote banks where you pit one community against… — Arundhati Roy
We are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence â€”… — John F. Kennedy
Covert action should not be confused with missionary work. — Henry A. Kissinger
This is not only a possible breach of national security; it is a potential violation of law. Under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982,… — David Corn
The science of systematics has long been affected by profound philosophical preconceptions, which have been all the more influential for being usually covert, even subconscious. — George Gaylord Simpson
I wouldn't even know - and I spent three years in the CIA - I wouldn't even know how you'd start a covert action program… — Frank Carlucci
You know, I don't know about this doctrine of assassination, but if [President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela] thinks weâ€™re trying to assassinate him, I think… — Pat Robertson
Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen. It may include dramatic strikes, visible on TV,… — George W. Bush
Rogue states never turn out to be quite the pariahs they are deemed. They are only able to cause, or at least threaten to cause,… — Margaret Thatcher
Disinformation is a large part of its[CIA] covert action responsibility, and the American people are the primary target of its lies. — Ralph McGehee
I know a 'crime against nature' when I see one. It is usually a sign of crimes against nature that we cannot bear to see… — Matthew Scully
The capacity for imaginative reflex, for moral risk in any human being is not limitless; on the contrary, it can be rapidly absorbed by fictions,… — George Steiner
We should keep a careful diary of our moments of envy: they are our covert guides to what we should try to do next. — Alain de Botton
You begin to realize that hypocrisy is not a terrible thing when you see what overt fascism is compared to sort of covert, you know,… — Arundhati Roy
There's a widespread notion that children are open, that the truth about their inner selves just seeps out of them. That's all wrong. No one… — Peter HÃ¸eg
Uncontrolled or covert napping, however, is still probably very common. One need only move through a building surreptitiously and peek at people to find some… — Unknown Author
Cordings make the best Covert coats, corduroys, moleskins and all the accoutrements. When I need a covert coat I get it from Cordings rather than… — Unknown Author

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