"A too-swift and easy coalition victory may substantially increase the risk of future wars."

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Source : "War's biggest puzzle will only be solved when Baghdad falls". www.smh.com.au. April 7, 2003.

Robert Manne

#War Quotes #Risk Quotes #Victory Quotes

“He had handed his daughter to Caroline Gill and that act had led him here, years later, to this girl in motion of her own, this girl who had decided yes, a brief moment of release in the back of a car, in the room of a silent house, this girl who had stood up later, adjusting her clothes, with now knowledge of how that moment was already shaping her life.”
“I also feel I adapted. I was willing to try to fit into any role. The way I figured, it was always up to me to prove my worth, that I deserved to be here.”
“How is it that I could run into a gunfight against overwhelming odds and put myself between bullets and civilians, but I couldn't scrape together enough courage to speak to the one person who mattered the most to me?”
“On a serious note, we don't think we're trying to be so different, it's just that everyone else is trying to be same.”
“I'm interested in pitches that have compelling people and ideas at the core - and a good news peg certainly doesn't hurt. We look for stories that are solutions-oriented, but not irrationally upbeat, from writers with a strong voice. For LadyJournos, where I'm curating not editing.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Protesting against sexism doesn't mean saying that all men are actively sexist.”
“People, unless they're paying attention, tend to confuse fanciness with intelligence or authority.”
“When you ride the wave, the thrill is so exhilarating that you forget everything else. You live in the moment where nothing else matters, so intent on riding the wave perfectly that you and the wave become one. Pain and worry disappear, replaced by euphoria, akin to flow. Similarly, when giving empathy, you want to strive for this kind of total presence for the person you are listening to.”

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