"Never has America lost a war ... But name, if you can, the last peace the United States won. Victory yes, but this country has never made a successful peace because peace requires exchanging ideas, concepts, thoughts, and recognizing the fact that two distinct systems of life can exist together without conflict. Consider how quickly America seems to be facing its allies of one war as new enemies."

-- Vine Deloria Jr.

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“One can't help but be a bit melancholy when you see how the world has changed, and I don't mean that nostalgically.”
“You may think I'm doing this without taking the time to really think it through, and you're absolutely right. It would take me the rest of my life to think this thing through. But it's while you're thinking, while you're weighing the pros and cons, that life goes on. It passes by you while you're doing nothing. - Arthur”

Source : Marc Levy (2005). “If Only It Were True”, p.80, Simon and Schuster
“I wake up in the morning and I think about one brand. I don't have enough time to wake up twice and think about two.”
“Libraries are the one American institution you shouldn't rip off.”
“You know, back in the 1950s and '60s, when J. Edgar Hoover was making the FBI the respected organization it used to be, oftentimes they would find a fugitive and basically have his house surrounded, and then put out a press release saying he was on the top 10 most wanted list. And 10 minutes later, he'd be arrested.”

Source : "The Last Word" with Lawrence O'Donnell, www.nbcnews.com. June 23, 2011.
“I don't think inspiration just comes from the sky. I think you have to sit down and you have to work. Sometimes it's really hard, and sometimes things come easier, but really you have to show up, you have to get to work, and you have to have determination.”
“I think I've become the go-to mustache man. It works in period pieces. Modern-day mustaches are probably creepy. But I get compliments - everyone's like, 'Wow, love the 'stache, dude.”
“The problem with the war in Iraq is not so much the intelligence as the stupidity.”

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