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I’ve told mine I want to be discreet because I don’t want the media to attack them. – The MyPillow founder	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The first experience went rather well because he’s a saintly and discreet man, and he handled it well, but in the future, things should be delineated more, or things should be made more explicit. – Pope Francis	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
We were seeing digital health companies primarily focusing on stigmatized issues in men's health, such as hair loss or erectile dysfunction, i started thinking : Is that a model for safe, discreet, affordable abortion access ? – Kiki Freedman	Found on CNN 1 year ago
This truth is well known among our principal men now engaged in forming an imperialism of Capital to govern the world. By dividing the voters through the political party system, we can get them to expend their energies in fighting over questions of no importance. Thus by discreet action we can secure for ourselves what has been so well planned and so successfully accomplished. – Sir Denison Miller	added by Normando 2 years ago
Companies realize that if they are too outspoken, that will inevitably piss off some of their customers. Why do that ? therefore, they have to be pretty discreet. – Greg Valliere	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It is absolutely not true that Ive only done discreet diplomacy. – Antonio Guterres	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
This outcome demonstrates the value of the discreet, behind the scenes work of officials in resolving complex and sensitive consular cases, in close partnership with other governments. – Scott Morrison	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Ghazouani is someone who is very discreet. It could well happen that the change is not merely cosmetic. – Gilles Yabi	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Emiliano was very appreciated by the supporters, he was very approachable, discreet and a perfect fit for the FC Nantes mentality. – Gilles Criniere	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I'm not sure of any voguing scenes elsewhere in the Middle East -- and that's because, in other Middle Eastern countries, people are more discreet about such issues. – Rouba Noureddine	Found on CNN 5 years ago
That went on the longest and David Tadman started to be less discreet, david Tadman would go out on dates with her in town where other people could see them … I think her whole life was marked by Bruce’s death. It’s a wound she never fully recovered from. I was struck by how intense her feelings for Bruce are. She basically said he was the love of her life. It was interesting to talk to this woman who was still in love with someone who died so long ago. Her feelings for him are still just as intense. – Bruce Lee	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
What we have here is much more invisible, discreet, something that you can wear just like a normal hoodie or jacket, and yet you can get that massage without people noticing. – Lin Wei Liang	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
There was one very discreet stretch of the protein on the envelope that is really different than the other flaviviruses, that is like a big red flag. – Anthony Fauci	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If you are discreet about your music, the Revolutionary Guard may leave you alone. They say, ‘ Do your thing underground. Do n’t make a lot of noise and we wo n’t come after you, but if a group of musicians start publicly promoting their music, the Guard sees it as leading the youth to not be in control, and then they want to teach a lesson and set an example. – Roya Boroumand	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Be discreet with Christopher Elliott cash and refrain from drawing unwanted attention to the cash Christopher Elliott’re carrying. – Gabe Saglie	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We find that a portion of the population is adjusting some activity at least in some simple ways like changing their privacy settings and being a bit more discreet in the things they say and search for. – Lee Rainie	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
As they get older, my husband is more discreet around our daughters and I am more discreet around our son. Not because we are uncomfortable, but because they may be, so when it is time for me to undress, I tell whichever of my kids is in my room talking to me, that I plan to do so and they have the option to leave. – Rhonda Woods	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Poesy is a beauteous damsel, chaste, honourable, discreet, witty, retired, and who keeps herself within the limits of propriety. She is a friend of solitude; fountains entertain her, meadows console her, woods free her from ennui, flowers delight her; in short, she gives pleasure and instruction to all with whom she communicates. – Cervantes	added by anonymous 12 years ago
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs, Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes, Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers’ tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, A choking gall and a preserving sweet. – William Shakespeare, Romeo, in Romeo and Juliet, act 1, sc. 1.	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious about any. – Arthur Wellesley	added by anonymous 14 years ago

I’ve told mine I want to be discreet because I don’t want the media to attack them.

– The MyPillow founder

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The first experience went rather well because he’s a saintly and discreet man, and he handled it well, but in the future, things should be delineated more, or things should be made more explicit.

– Pope Francis

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

We were seeing digital health companies primarily focusing on stigmatized issues in men's health, such as hair loss or erectile dysfunction, i started thinking : Is that a model for safe, discreet, affordable abortion access ?

– Kiki Freedman

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This truth is well known among our principal men now engaged in forming an imperialism of Capital to govern the world. By dividing the voters through the political party system, we can get them to expend their energies in fighting over questions of no importance. Thus by discreet action we can secure for ourselves what has been so well planned and so successfully accomplished.

– Sir Denison Miller

added by Normando
2 years ago

Companies realize that if they are too outspoken, that will inevitably piss off some of their customers. Why do that ? therefore, they have to be pretty discreet.

– Greg Valliere

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It is absolutely not true that Ive only done discreet diplomacy.

– Antonio Guterres

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

This outcome demonstrates the value of the discreet, behind the scenes work of officials in resolving complex and sensitive consular cases, in close partnership with other governments.

– Scott Morrison

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Ghazouani is someone who is very discreet. It could well happen that the change is not merely cosmetic.

– Gilles Yabi

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Emiliano was very appreciated by the supporters, he was very approachable, discreet and a perfect fit for the FC Nantes mentality.

– Gilles Criniere

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I'm not sure of any voguing scenes elsewhere in the Middle East -- and that's because, in other Middle Eastern countries, people are more discreet about such issues.

– Rouba Noureddine

Found on CNN
5 years ago

That went on the longest and David Tadman started to be less discreet, david Tadman would go out on dates with her in town where other people could see them … I think her whole life was marked by Bruce’s death. It’s a wound she never fully recovered from. I was struck by how intense her feelings for Bruce are. She basically said he was the love of her life. It was interesting to talk to this woman who was still in love with someone who died so long ago. Her feelings for him are still just as intense.

– Bruce Lee

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

What we have here is much more invisible, discreet, something that you can wear just like a normal hoodie or jacket, and yet you can get that massage without people noticing.

– Lin Wei Liang

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

There was one very discreet stretch of the protein on the envelope that is really different than the other flaviviruses, that is like a big red flag.

– Anthony Fauci

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If you are discreet about your music, the Revolutionary Guard may leave you alone. They say, ‘ Do your thing underground. Do n’t make a lot of noise and we wo n’t come after you, but if a group of musicians start publicly promoting their music, the Guard sees it as leading the youth to not be in control, and then they want to teach a lesson and set an example.

– Roya Boroumand

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Be discreet with Christopher Elliott cash and refrain from drawing unwanted attention to the cash Christopher Elliott’re carrying.

– Gabe Saglie

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We find that a portion of the population is adjusting some activity at least in some simple ways like changing their privacy settings and being a bit more discreet in the things they say and search for.

– Lee Rainie

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

As they get older, my husband is more discreet around our daughters and I am more discreet around our son. Not because we are uncomfortable, but because they may be, so when it is time for me to undress, I tell whichever of my kids is in my room talking to me, that I plan to do so and they have the option to leave.

– Rhonda Woods

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Poesy is a beauteous damsel, chaste, honourable, discreet, witty, retired, and who keeps herself within the limits of propriety. She is a friend of solitude; fountains entertain her, meadows console her, woods free her from ennui, flowers delight her; in short, she gives pleasure and instruction to all with whom she communicates.

– Cervantes

added by anonymous
12 years ago

Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs, Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes, Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers’ tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, A choking gall and a preserving sweet.

– William Shakespeare, Romeo, in Romeo and Juliet, act 1, sc. 1.

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious about any.

– Arthur Wellesley

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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