"President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in the world, that was plunged into 30 years of war, into an advanced, industrialized, Western-style democracy. What we want to achieve is Afghanistan's capacity to secure and govern itself."

-- David Petraeus

#Country Quotes #War Quotes #Years Quotes

“I don't think inspiration just comes from the sky. I think you have to sit down and you have to work. Sometimes it's really hard, and sometimes things come easier, but really you have to show up, you have to get to work, and you have to have determination.”
“My tolerance for tears is very little when you're beautiful and crying over nothing.”
“Do what you love and the rest will come.”
“Do not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor”
“My childhood was safe and sane. No abuse and no traumas. I was surrounded by a large and loving family who taught me the importance of hard work and a meaningful education.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I often ask myself: "What would Theodore Roosevelt do?" One can never know, of course. The ultimate contribution of consequential leaders is often their capacity to reframe issues in novel ways. That said, his leadership engaged, at a foundational level, whether the American "national character" would accept decline and mediocrity, or would go all-in for leadership and excellence. Amid the myriad of otherwise disconnected issues before us, that choice is emerging yet again.”
“There's no longevity, living off of negativity.”

Source : Song: Capital Punishment, Album: Capital Punishment, 1998
“America became a special source of attraction to people who were fleeing the aftereffects of the 30 Years War and the religious persecution that began to sweep through Europe in the period between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. And when people got here, very often they succeeded.”

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