"Failure in Afghanistan would have profound consequences for our national security. It would undermine the NATO alliance structure that has been the bedrock of Britain's defence for the last 60 years... I will not allow this to happen on my watch."

-- Bob Ainsworth

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“Fast drivers can see no further than slow drivers, but they must look further down the road to time their reactions safely. Similarly, people with great projects afoot habitually look further and more clearly into the future than people who are mired in day-to-day concerns.”

Source : Robert Grudin (1997). “Time and the Art of Living”, p.2, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“We have bodies. We have personalities. We have histories, stories and experiences. But we are not those things - we are Spirit.”

Source : FaceBook post by Sonia Choquette from Apr 11, 2014
“As long as you learn something from a loss, it's not really a loss.”
“Reading is an escape, an education, a delving into the brain of another human being on such an intimate level that every nuance of thought, every snapping of synapse, every slippery desire of the author is laid open before you like, well, a book.”
“Today's business climate is not for me.”
“You know, I'm a Christian and I believe that God has a plan and a purpose for each one of our lives and that he can intercede in all kinds of situations and we need to have a little faith in many things”

Source : "Sharron Angle Opposes Abortion Even With Rape, Incest: ‘God Has A Plan’". Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 29, 2010.
“Ninety-five percent of the time when I run a contest I've purchased the giveaway prizes with advertising money.”
“If you're not making some mistakes, it probably means you're not trying hard enough.”

Source : "Evan Davis: 'I'm a presenter who is gay rather than a gay presenter'". Interview with Miranda Sawyer, www.theguardian.com. May 07, 2011.

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