David Hoffman
David Hoffman
Prolific journalist and author of non-fiction who is best known for his book The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy. The book, published in 2010, earned him the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth5 June 1953
CityPalo Alto, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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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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The only problem with getting married is that we can't fornicate anymore.
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Computer graphics programs enabled us to visualize these surfaces, but we couldn't bring them back into the mathematical fold. I think the information about how to solve this problem was lurking in the pictures all the time, but we just had to think about it for a long time and have the theory catch up with the evidence we had.
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We certainly believe we meet the test (for having authority to sell at market rates), and we'll see where it goes from here.
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Every time Ray went on stage, he put everything he had into it - didn't matter whether he was sick or tired. Now, whenever I walk on stage, I try to do the same thing.
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We've received a lot of funding from Democratic and Republican administrations. It makes for some strange bedfellows.
I don't know where it (evidence) will lead, but I'm going to go there.
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Media is so ubiquitous in America that we take it for granted. It's like turning on your tap and water comes out. You turn on your radio and you expect to hear music or commentary. But there are large portions of the world where people have no credible information whatsoever, and it's no surprise that these tend to be the same areas where there is endemic poverty, injustice and a lack of democracy.
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No confession, no prints, no murder weapon and no eyewitnesses. It was purely a case built on motive.
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She was scared and anxious and now she's probably as depressed as hell. That's the way I would be.
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Situated on one of the last remaining significant parcels of pristine property on the East Coast, it is not difficult to see why there has been such an intense response to North Beach.
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I think Brian would be an excellent choice.
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I want you to pay close attention to the rumor, innuendo, opinion and what purports to be news as opposed to what people actually know.
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I will investigate aggressively and creatively and will follow the evidence wherever it leads.