"You've got to be able to act when it's necessary to act. And you've got to be able to act where the threat is."

-- George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen

#Able Quotes #Threat Quotes

“I love narrative and sometimes I feel frustrated with stand-up.”
“The difference between government and leadership is that leadership has a soul.”
“To many Americans, everything from the Easter morning to the Ascension had to be made up by the groveling enthusiasts as part of their plan to get themselves martyred.”
“If you fall asleep on horseback, the horse will stop by the rock. Art is a car. Kitsch is a horse.”
“There are always challenges with books , deciding what to include and what to omit.”
“Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.”

Source : "The Runner's Book of Daily Inspiration: A Year of Motivation, Revelation, and Instruction". Book by Kevin Nelson, p. 11, 1999.
“I think that [Barack Obama] does say something that's - that is telling on that score, when he talks about the [George W.] Bush tax cuts and the swap he makes after the midterm elections, which is he doesn't agree with the Bush tax cuts.”
“Lifelong monogamy is a maniacal idea.”

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