"The U.S. military today garrisons the planet in a fashion without historical precedent. Successive administrations, regardless of party, justify and perpetuate this policy by insisting that positioning U.S. forces in distant lands fosters peace, stability, and security. In the present century, however, perpetuating this practice has visibly had the opposite effect. In the eyes of many of those called upon to "host" American bases, the permanent presence of such forces smacks of occupation. They resist. Why should U.S. policymakers expect otherwise?"

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Source : "Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, What Obsessing About You-Know-Who Causes Us To Miss". www.tomdispatch.com. May 7, 2017.

Andrew Bacevich

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“I also work out because I have scoliosis. I have to maintain certain strength in my core.”

Source : "Joan Smalls on House of Style, Rihanna, and Eating Sugar". Interview with Alex Catarinella, www.elle.com. September 8, 2012.
“My brother had a big band in high school; after that we continued to play together, eventually forming a group called the Jazz Brothers, that recorded for Riverside Records.”
“I think the idea of moving to a cleaner energy future and doing more energy efficiency makes smart sense.”
“You must strive with all possible care to please God in such a manner as neither to do nor behold anything, without first consulting Him, and in everything to seek Him alone and His glory.”
“So I went home and I told my mom that I wanted to quit and be an actress and she said, “Huh, that sounds fascinating. It’s wonderful!” And I told my father and he literally said, “I don’t care if you want to be an elephant trainer if it makes you happy.””

Source : Interview with Colleen Kelsey, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 13, 2016.
“When I sleep every night, what am I called or not called? And when I wake, who am I if I was not I while I slept?”
“I've never been one for sitting on beaches. Let me tell you who I am: I'm a girl from New Jersey who moved to New York and worked in a bar while trying to make a living at what I really wanted to do, which was act.”
“There are people who want to be everywhere at once, and they get nowhere”

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