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The struggle to maintain peace is immeasurably more difficult than any military operation. ~Anne O'Hare McCormick
#quotes #anne-o-hare-mccormick #peace #military
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If we are just specks of dust hit by lightning, if we have no spark of God in us, why not just take whatever we can and devil take the hindmost? I mean, we are fools not to do that if there is no right or wrong. ~Ben Stein
#quotes #ben-stein #god #morality
Happy are men who yet before they are killed, can let their veins run cold. ~Wilfred Owen
#quotes #wilfred-owen #war #death
Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate. This country needs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. ~John Barrasso
#quotes #john-barrasso #government
It's American Alternative radio stations that bug me. We're considered Alternative, but don't expect us to be played next to Blink 182 and Offspring. We're hardly of that generation. ~Thurston Moore
#quotes #thurston-moore #radio
Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
#proverbs #dutch-proverbs #coffee
proverbiosOnce the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
#proverbs #italian-proverbs #death #equality
If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
#proverbs #spanish-proverbs
Ultimately, you just have one life. You never know unless you try. And you never get anywhere unless you ask. ~Kate Winslet
#quotes #kate-winslet #life #trying
We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
#proverbs #japanese-proverbs #dance
Let me make it clear that I do not assert that a President and the Congress must on all points agree with each other at all times. Many times in history there has been complete disagreement between the two branches of the Government, and in these disagreements sometimes the Congress has won and sometimes the President has won. But during the administration of the present President we have had neither agreement nor a clear-cut battle. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
#quotes #franklin-d-roosevelt #government #politics #presidency
I am usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl. ~Hope Davis
#quotes #hope-davis
Education needs to be rethought. Education does not just happen in college, but it also happens in developing skills which will enable people to contribute to our society as a whole. ~Peter Thiel
#quotes #peter-thiel #education #thinking
It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
#quotes #richard-dawkins #science #knowledge #ignorance
Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events. ~Ralph Marston
#quotes #ralph-marston #emotions #happiness
If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #gambling
In a game like football, where you have very little time to decide what you are going to do, you have to react almost instinctively, naturally. ~Vince Lombardi
#quotes #vince-lombardi #games #football #instincts
I love zoo sanctuaries. ~Nancy Travis
#quotes #nancy-travis #zoo
Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs
What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
#quotes #chang-rae-lee #love
The world will be balanced when we are balanced. ~Tarthang Tulku
#quotes #tarthang-tulku #world
They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs
As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard. ~Gena Showalter
#quotes #gena-showalter #teenage