"The word 'hero' has been bandied about a lot to refer to anyone killed in Afghanistan or Iraq. But anyone who voluntarily goes to Afghanistan or Iraq [as a soldier] is fighting for an evil cause under an evil commander in chief."

-- Ted Rall

#Hero Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Iraq Quotes

“I don't feel sorry for myself, because I'm living my dream. Even when I was a little boy I used to stand in the playground and pretend I was on 'Opportunity Knocks.'”
“If, then, the courts of justice are to be considered as the bulwarks of a limited Constitution against legislative encroachments, this consideration will afford a strong argument for the permanent tenure of judicial offices, since nothing will contribute so much as this to that independent spirit in the judges which must be essential to the faithful performance of so arduous a duty.”
“Love is mistranslated into sex, because sex is not an expression of love. Sex is an expression of physical activity. It can be an expression of love between two people in love, but it's a carnal expression.”
“When I first encountered the name of the city of Stockholm, I little thought that I would ever visit it, never mind end up being welcomed to it as a guest of the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Foundation.”
“God will not speak to me and tell me to mow my lawn today.”

Source : Source: app.longform.org
“I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn't going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately.”
“It is a mistake to keep the horse on the bit for too long. He must be relaxed at the walk on the long rein regularly and afterwards he must be carefully put back together again.”
“One thing that I know and I feel Nigerians will celebrate is continuity and peace.”

Source : "Transcript: CNN interviews Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan". Interview with Isha Sesay, www.cnn.com. September 30, 2010.

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