"Could anyone in his right mind speak seriously of any limited nuclear war? It should be quite clear that the aggressor's actions will instantly and inevitably trigger a devastating counterstroke by the other side. None but completely irresponsible people could maintain that a nuclear war may be made to follow rules adopted beforehand, with nuclear missiles exploding in a "gentlemanly manner" over strictly designated targets and sparing the population."

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Source : "Russian Roulette : The Superpower Game" by Arthur M. Cox, (p. 10), 1982.

Dmitriy Ustinov

#War Quotes #People Quotes #Mind Quotes

“I'll be honest with you, I don't agree with President Obama about everything. But I've gotten to know him, I've worked with him, and the choice is crystal clear.”

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“If we all leap before we crawl, we might fall.”

Source : Song: Wishing Heart, Album: Firecracker, 2006
“A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way.”
“I have a friend who is an excellent liar. His secret: Believe the lie yourself when you're telling it.”

Source : Jack Heffron (2012). “The Writer's Idea Book 10th Anniversary Edition: How to Develop Great Ideas for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Screenplays”, p.100, Writer's Digest Books
“Religion teaches us that our lives here on earth are to be used for transformation.”
“The distant soul can shake the distant friend's soul and make the longing felt, over untold miles.”
“My personal life absolutely goes down the drain when I start working; that's something that I'm incapable of doing.”
“If evolution was worth its salt, by now it should've evolved something better than survival of the fittest. I think a better idea would be survival of the wittiest.”

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