"Nine years ago on September 14, 2001, I placed the lone vote against the 'Authorization for Use of Military Force' - an authorization that I knew would provide a blank check to wage war anywhere, at any time, and for any length."

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Source : "Afghanistan War Review Conclusions Misguided" by Barbara Lee, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 16, 2010.

Barbara Lee

#Military Quotes #War Quotes #Years Quotes

“It is impossible to do a thing the way I see it because the closer I get the more differently I see.”
“What comes to your mind when you think of the word Transylvania, if you ponder it at all? What comes to my mind are mountains of savage beauty, ancient castles, werewolves, and witches - a land of magical obscurity. How, in short, am I to believe I will still be in Europe, on entering such a realm? I shall let you know if it's Europe or fairyland, when I get there. First, Snagov - I set out tomorrow.”
“If you can't sleep at night because of your stock market position, then you have gone too far. If this is the case, then sell your position down to the sleeping level.”
“Brothers are so unpleasant.”
“Old ideas can sometimes use new buildings. New ideas must use old buildings.”

Source : Jane Jacobs (2016). “The Death and Life of Great American Cities”, p.188, Vintage
“I remember when the first police scary video thing came out, and you thought, wow, ooh, look at this, come and look, come and look. And now it's on every channel.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.”
“My big influences are piano artists like Billy Joel and Elton John.”

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