"That's precisely what I did. Let's not forget Raqqa is not the first capital of the Islamic State. The first capital of the Islamic State when it was called the Islamic State was the Iraqi city of Ramadi. And the only way I was able to access that city was by going in with American marines and soldiers who were desperately fighting for their lives."

-- Michael Ware

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“From a young age I had learned to get over--to cover my tracks emotionally, to hide or ignore my problems in the belief that they were mine alone to solve.”

Source : Piper Kerman (2010). “Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison”, p.228, Spiegel & Grau
“We're at a real time of transition here in terms of future aviation. What's going to be manned? What's going to be unmanned? There are those who see [the JSF] as the last manned fighter/bomber. And I'm one that's inclined to believe it-whether it's right or not.”
“So, the point was to be able to have a medium that would record all the connections and all the structures and all the thoughts that paper could not. Since the computer could hold any structure in any form, this was the way to go.”
“John Wayne was one of the greatest ambassadors for the United States that ever lived.”
“It seems like pop singing has sort of influenced musical theatre in so many ways - you could argue good or bad, really - and musical theatre is written for that style so often, which is a completely different style.”

Source : "Indepth Interview: Julian Ovenden Talks Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Movies, Sunday in Paris, Downton Abbey, Smash, 1st Night & More". Interview with Pat Cerasaro, www.broadwayworld.com. April 20, 2013.
“The life of a wit is a warfare upon earth.”
“Even in your darkest moments, you'll think of something that'll crack you up.”
“I have not missed a day from work because of illness since 1956.”

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