"There is no presence of the American columns in the city of Baghdad at all. We besieged them and we killed most of them."

-- Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

#Military Quotes #Cities Quotes #Baghdad Quotes

“The Top 40 is geared toward 20 and under, not 20 and up. That's the audience I'm geared to”
“When an old and distinguished person speaks to you, listen to him carefully and with respect â€” but do not believe him. Never put your trust into anything but your own intellect. Your elder, no matter whether he has gray hair or has lost his hair, no matter whether he is a Nobel laureate â€” may be wrong. The world progresses, year by year, century by century, as the members of the younger generation find out what was wrong among the things that their elders said. So you must always be skeptical â€” always think for yourself.”

Source : "Linus Pauling: Scientist and Peacemaker". Book edited by Clifford Mead and Thomas Hager, 2001.
“Crimson flames tied through my ears Rollin' high and mighty traps Pounced with fire on flaming roads Using ideas as my maps "We'll meet on edges, soon," said I Proud 'neath heated brow. Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now. Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth "Rip down all hate," I screamed Lies that life is black and white Spoke from my skull. I dreamed Romantic facts of musketeers Foundationed deep, somehow. Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now.”
“The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.”
“I should have known. The first tip I got was when she rarely showed up in court for the second trial.”
“I find actors a little bit too self-conscious.”
“I'm not an educated man. I only know what I'm told, and I'm not told that much; I have no frame of reference for how to place things in history be a responsible leader. All I can do is be an artist.”
“We know when we use the full talents of our population we're more productive. And we know that when people really feel like they can have flexible lives, they're better employees.”

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