I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
#quotes #kofi-annan #military #iraq #united-states

After all the evidence is in, after you've run all the facts by everything you know, and you're still lost, you have to do some things on faith. ~Christopher Moore
#quotes #christopher-moore #faith

After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
#quotes #shirley-jones #popularity #oscars

You have to believe in love stories and prince charming and that eventually you'll find your own happily ever after. ~Taylor Swift
#quotes #taylor-swift #entertainment #self #lying

For mercy has a human heart; pity, a human face; and love, the human form divine, and peace, the human dress. ~William Blake
#quotes #william-blake #human #love

I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work. ~Bill Murray
#quotes #bill-murray #entertainment #movies

We all know from growing up with TV that John Wells shows are usually very large ensembles with amazingly written characters. He tends to redefine the way stories are told in a specific genre, whether it's "China Beach," "The West Wing," or "E.R." ~Michael Cudlitz
#quotes #michael-cudlitz #john-wells #tv

You don't run out on people; you run out on yourself. ~Truman Capote
#quotes #truman-capote #people

Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
#proverbs #slovenian-proverbs #speaking #truth

If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. ~Bill Laswell
#quotes #bill-laswell #music

I try to work every day, even when I am not motivated. Ritual is very important to me. ~Mel Ramos
#quotes #mel-ramos #motivation #routine

By keeping most tax rates at present levels, Obama and the Democrats will claim that they have championed tax cuts for the middle class. ~John Podhoretz
#quotes #john podhoretz #government #taxation

Animals are the best actors. They never lie, they're always present, and they listen. That's a lot more than a lot of actors can say for themselves. ~Graham Phillips
#quotes #graham-phillips #animals #acting #entertainment

I think the supernatural is a catch-all for everything we don't understand about the vast other parts of life that we cannot perceive. ~William Shatner
#quotes #william-shatner #supernatural

Death is just life's next big adventure. ~J. K. Rowling
#quotes #j-k-rowling #death #life

All electoral laws in Europe are more democratic than they are in the United States. ~Peter Camejo
#quotes #peter-camejo #law #europe #united-states

I know just how isolating it can feel to experience severe anxiety. ~Zoe Sugg
#quotes #zoe-sugg #experience #anxiety

I think when it comes to botox and surgery, actresses should do it or not do it, but be honest about their choices. ~Debra Winger
#quotes #debra-winger #honesty

It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
#quotes #jon-meacham #religious #christianity #politics #united-states

Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't use that ability as best we can. ~George E. Allen
#quotes #george-e-allen

I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
#quotes #iris-murdoch

Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
#proverbs #spanish-proverbs #friendship #death

Whenever armed forces are used, the idea of combat must be present. The end for which a soldier is recruited, clothed, armed, and trained, the whole object of his sleeping, eating, drinking, and marching is simply that he should fight at the right place and the right time. ~Carl von Clausewitz
#quotes #carl-von-clausewitz #war #military

I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life. ~Jessye Norman
#quotes #jessye-norman #mind #experience #world

Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #trust