"The most dangerous thing Iraq could have ever had was a nuclear weapon. The nuclear weapon Iraq was trying to build was not deliverable by bomb or ballistic missile. It was a large, bulky device that they hoped to bury and set off to let the world know they had a nuclear weapon. They never achieved that."

-- Scott Ritter

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“I once took on the role of the Batman for a commercial about equal pay for women.”
“Still all the day the iron wheels go onward, Grinding life down from its mark.”

Source : Gerald Massey (1855). “The Ballad of Babe Christabel: With Other Lyrical Poems”, p.228
“A nation is the sum of its memories, and when those memories are allowed to die, it is less of a nation.”

Source : Peter Hitchens (2016). “The Abolition of Britain: From Winston Churchill to Princess Diana”, p.52, Bloomsbury Publishing
“You do not move ahead by constantly looking in a rear view mirror. The past is a rudder to guide you, not an anchor to drag you. We must learn from the past but not live in the past.”
“A little flattery, like a warm bath and soft towel, will let you get along with yourself, lie down with yourself, and sleep.”
“Children themselves know they are being cheated. Ultimately we owe it to our children. They are in school for 190 days a year. Every moment they spend learning is precious. If a year goes by and they are not being stretched and excited, that blights their life.”
“Lieutenant Governor Paterson - blind, black guy - gets sworn in. First thing he says is, 'By the way, cheated on my wife. Let's just get that out in the open right now.' He didn't need to admit that. He's blind. Could have said it was an accident.”
“People get so in the habit of worry that if you save them from drowning and put them on a bank to dry in the sun with hot chocolate and muffins they wonder whether they are catching cold.”

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