"We depend on manly characteristics to keep us safe. Every single one of the dead firemen heroes on 9/11 were men. This was one group where liberals didn't ask why there wasn't a more pleasing gender balance, because the Upper West Side is not fireproof. What happens in combat in some distant field is abstract to liberals, but they can understand the need to have strong, brave men in their fire department."

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Kate O'Beirne

#Strong Quotes #Hero Quotes #Men Quotes

“Maine's long and cold winters may help keep our State's population low, but our harsh climate also accounts for what is unique and valuable about our land and our people”
“Anxiety is simply living out the future before it gets here.”
“I definitely intend to create my own work in the future so that we don't have to keep saying we don't have work for black women. But right now I don't know what's next. I hope that there are more opportunities to come my way.”
“An affective response more appropriate to another's situation than one's own.”
“If you can build a team full of high-quality people, and you bring aboard someone who may lack qualities, they're probably likely to go in the right direction.”
“There are 101 websites out there for debate - this was a blatant last attempt to get someone to stand against Gordon Brown.”
“There seem to be only two kinds of people: Those who think that metaphors are facts, and those who know that they are not facts. Those who know they are not facts are what we call "atheists," and those who think they are facts are "religious." Which group really gets the message?”
“The momentum of the mind can be vexingly, involuntarily capricious.”

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