"The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions."

-- Robert Wilson Lynd

#Peace Quotes #Military Quotes #War Quotes

“The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.”

Source : "The Mentor Leader". Book by Tony Dungy, www.today.com. 2010.
“But in the years since the neoliberal project really has been stripped down to what was always its essence: not an economic project at all, but a political project, designed to devastate the imagination, and willing - with it's cumbersome securitization and insane military projects - to destroy the capitalist order itself if that's what it took to make it seem inevitable.”
“I never read, I just look at pictures,”
“When did 'Ask not what your country can do for you' become 'Ask only what your country will give you'?”

Source : "West warns of 'freebies' over freedom" by Kevin Cirilli, www.politico.com. March 14, 2013.
“I've just got an exceptional memory, if I say so myself.”
“Often people talk about how they feel 'stuck' in a situation. You're never stuck! You may be a little frustrated, you may not have clear answers, but you're not stuck. The minute you represent the situation to yourself as being stuck, though, that's exactly how you'll feel. We must be very careful about the metaphors we allow ourselves to use.”
“People are supposed to be loyal to the country above [Donald's Trump] family.”
“Look at how many great actors or entertainers have been lost to the world because they did a performance one night and that was it. With film, you capture that, it's shown all over the world and it's there forever.”

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