"I have sort of a visceral aversion to the prominence of the either active duty, in the case of General McMaster, or retired general officers filling political, civilian positions."

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James R. Clapper

#Political Quotes #Duty Quotes #Retired Quotes

“The unwarranted devotion. Putting up with the fear of being with the wrong person because you can't deal with the fear of being alone. The hope tinged with doubt, and the doubt tinged with hope. Every time I see these feelings in someone else's face, it weighs me down.”
“He'd come back, all open and helpless, and I suppose that's what won her around in the end. But it was so sad, because it was being himself that he found so difficult to cope with.”

Source : Melvin Burgess (2010). “Smack”, p.278, Macmillan
“The biggest cliche in Photography is Sunrise and Sunset.”
“Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece.”
“I would give more for the private esteem and love of one than for the public praise of ten thousand.”
“Raise your hand if youâ€™ve spent nights crying yourself to sleep, raise your hand if youâ€™ve felt as if youâ€™d rather hide in bed all day than face the people that make you feel small or powerless! Raise your hand if youâ€™ve felt as if youâ€™d rather lie to people than tell them the truth about who you really are, because at least you wouldnâ€™t be the victim of hateful behavior or prejudice! And raise your hand if lying feels almost as bad.”
“There are philosophies which are unendurable not because men are cowards, but because they are men.”

Source : Ludwig Lewisohn (1915). “The Modern Drama: An Essay in Interpretation”
“A self-made man, if he is made at all, has already won the battle of life. . . . he has learned to resist. He has learned the value of money, and how to refuse to spend it. He has learned the value of time, and how the conversion of it into useful things will make of his life something worthwhile. He has learned to say no, to say no at the right time and then to stand by it. Without resistance, and the self-denial which it often imposes, there is no real happiness. In the quest for happiness man must learn that temptation resisted strengthens the mind and the soul.”

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