"If you want to fight a war on drugs, sit down at your own kitchen table and talk to your own children."

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Source : "A Mission Gone Wrong" by Mattathias Schwartz, www.newyorker.com. January 06, 2014.

Barry McCaffrey

#Children Quotes #War Quotes #Fighting Quotes

“Even if sheep could talk, they'd never ask questions.”

Source : Andrew Vachss (2001). “False Allegations”, p.77, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
“Great hearts can only be made by great troubles. Great faith must have great trials.”
“In true rock star fashiuon, I had insomina last night and I didn't sleep at all. So all I need is a bottle of Jack Daniels and some groupies, and I'll be just like David Lee Roth.”
“I have committed to contribute in raising general public awareness, as well as inspiring broad, positive, committed action against illegal trade. It is an on-going and tough fight, but I believe that if we all join our hands, we can conquer!”
“When some of the gangs got involved with the drug trade, particularlythe crack cocaine trade, and the lethal violence started to flare up in the '80s, then there was a great deal of public attention on gangs and a great deal of concern about what was going on in these social groups.”
“I value unity because I believe we learn truth from each other in this process.”
“The proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene.”
“There was a period where I dressed sort of like a mechanic and I looked really schlumpy, and I thought, "This is not who I am. This is not who I want to be." It was a very important moment for me - to not hide.”

Source : "Composer Jeanine Tesori on Her Artistic Process and Rewarding Female Ambition". Interview with Victoria Myers, www.indiewire.com. March 27, 2015.

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