"A trillion dollars spent, 2,000 American lives lost - Afghanistan is the longest war in American history. But you don't hear a word about it."

-- Michael Baumgartner

#War Quotes #Dollars Quotes #American History Quotes

“Fire opens the gates of victory.”

Source : "Field Marshal Kutuzov: A short biography". Book by Mikhail Bragin, 1944.
“I think with each record, I don't know ... they're like burdens.”
“On the 'Revenge' set, even if they're not showing my feet, I'll still wear my heels because it gets me in the feeling of Ashley Davenport.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.”
“In the end, life lived to its fullest is its own Ultimate Gift.”

Source : Jim Stovall (2001). “The Ultimate Gift”, p.149, David C Cook
“Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.”

Source : FaceBook post by Billie Jean King from Apr 30, 2010
“It is absolutely my conviction, that Walter Salles will figure among the great directors of our time.”
“It's unclear how air strikes on our part can succeed unless the Iraqi army is willing to fight, and that's uncertain given the fact that several Iraqi army divisions have melted away.”

Source : "Obama contemplates military action as US tensions rise over Iraq crisis" by Spencer Ackerman, www.theguardian.com. June 12, 2014.

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