"We won the war, but we are losing the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq. It is past time for a new approach, one that relies on accountability, responsibility, and phasing down the scope of our military commitment."

-- Earl Blumenauer

#Military Quotes #War Quotes #Commitment Quotes

“I'm a character-driven director, and I tend to fall in love with the characters in my movies and TV shows.”
“But even labeling a site as astronomical is an improvement, since it partially sidesteps the old stereotype of Indians being primitive and ignorant savages.”
“I'm sick of the ignorance that lack of funding has generated, of the fathers who apporach me at dinner parties with their four-year-old girls clasped to their pant legs and say, "Yeah, but studies say kids can buy drugs more easily than they can buy alcohol." To which I always respond, "I guess that means you keep ***** in your liquor cabinet?”
“All the songs were written on guitar and then put into the computer, where I played around with different sounds I was hearing and what was available in the software.”

Source : Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. March 15, 2011.
“It's all based on saying the shocking thing. We used to have a great time going to Hollywood parties and saying 'I think George Bush is doing a great job.' We'd clear out the room. I used to love it.”
“In February, the overcast sky isnâ€™t gloomy so much as neutral and vague. Itâ€™s a significant factor in the common experience of depression among the locals. The snow crunches under your boots and clings to your trousers, to the cuffs, and once youâ€™re inside, the snow clings to you psyche, and eventually you have to go to the doctor. The past soaks into you in this weather because the present is missing almost entirely.”

Source : Charles Baxter (2009). “The Feast of Love”, p.248, Vintage
“Jason scratched his head. "You named him Festus? You know that in Latin, â€˜festusâ€™ means â€˜happyâ€™? You want us to ride off to save the world on Happy the Dragon?”
“... it is clear that any sexual relationship other than that between a legally wedded heterosexual husband and wife is sinful. The divine mandate of marriage between man and woman puts in perspective why homosexual acts are offensive to God. They repudiate the gift and the Giver of eternal life.”

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