"The Beduin could not look for God within him: he was too sure that he was within God."

-- T. E. Lawrence

“I'll take anyway to get into the Hall of Fame. If they want a batboy, I'll go in as a batboy.”
“The world of counterterrorism is like that old jigsaw puzzle in the back of the closet: Its many missing pieces and extra parts jumbled in from other puzzles make it almost impossible to assemble. But in Ghost, Fred Burton manages to join together enough pieces to give us a discerning look at that world. This is a story, told in human terms, that will help make sense of the great puzzle of our times.”
“The good is the enemy of the best.”

Source : Robert Fitzgerald, Ed Dowling, Bill W. (1995). “The Soul of Sponsorship: The Friendship of Fr. Ed Dowling, S. J. and Bill Wilson in Letters”, p.77, Hazelden Publishing
“Pentagon's readiness and modernization problems are not due to budget cuts. The are the result of habitual modes of conduct evolved during the Cold War and a desire by the Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex (MICC) to protect its comfortable life style in a world that is changing rapidly.”
“The land of Ireland for the people of Ireland”
“I wouldn't say jamie is an evil genius. I'm not sure he's evil and I'm not sure he's a genius.”
“The key to the city of Florence was about two feet long, and painted a garish gold. Hamilton was fascinated by it. "Wow! How big is the lock?" Jonah laughed. "There is no lock, cuz. It's an honorary gig. Back in my crib in LA, I've got a whole shed full of keys from different cities. Want to know the kicker? I can't get at them. The gardener lost the key to the shed.”
“Once you reach a certain age, you're either slowly dying or slowly being reborn. I want to choose the latter.”

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