"According to the Office of Technology Assessment, 3 Minuteman missiles and 7 Poseidon missiles could destroy 73 percent of oil-refining capacity in the Soviet Union."

-- James Fallows

#Technology Quotes #Assessment Quotes #Oil Quotes

“We shall suffer no attachment to literature, no taste for abstract discussion, no love of purely intellectual theories, to seduce us from our devotion to the cause of the oppressed, the down trodden, the insulted and injured masses of our fellow men.”
“Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse.”
“Magic is not about having a puzzle to solve. It's about creating a moment of awe and astonishment. And that can be a beautiful thing”

Source : Time Out Interview with Brett Martin, April 1, 1999.
“God wants us...to talk to him as to a friend or father-authentically, reverently, personally, earnestly.”
“You are mine, Elena. If you choose to sleep in another bed, I will simply pick you up and bring you home.”
“Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.”
“Turkey's relationship with the West is a love-hate one. There are people in Turkey who want to open to the outside world and others who are frightened of the outside world. They don't feel secure; they think that foreigners are trying to harm or even destroy Turkey. But that's not true of the majority of Turks, who want to exercise their skills in a global market.”
“I feel like I'm working on an oil rig right now. I'm away from home a lot.”

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