"What is needed [to combat terrorism], in my view, is resolve, not retreat; courage, not concession. Rather than thinking in terms of an exit strategy, focus on a strategy for success."

-- Donald Rumsfeld

#Thinking Quotes #Views Quotes #Focus Quotes

“If there's a Disney animated feature based in Hawaii, I knew I had to be part of it. I'm very proud to be from Hawaii. There was no question the role was mine.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I'm not going to make it, but you laugh inside â€” remembering all the times you've felt that way.”
“For the only great men among the unfree and the oppressed are those who struggle to destroy the oppressor.”

Source : Walter Rodney (2012). “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”, p.131, Fahamu/Pambazuka
“As Governor of North Carolina for two terms, I made improving education a top priority.”

Source : "Advancing Education: A Governor’s Lesson" by Michael F. Easley, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 4, 2009.
“When I get up, the first thing I do is open up Gmail and check my personal email.”
“I'm not here to say that the government is always right, but when the government tells you to do something, I'm sure you would all agree that I think you all recognize that is something you need to do.”
“I rose and moved towards him. You would have done the same yourself. It is an ancient matter. Something propels you towards sudden grief, or perhaps also sometimes repels. You move away. I moved towards it, I couldn't help it.”

Source : Sebastian Barry (2008). “The Secret Scripture”, p.87, Faber & Faber
“Accepting that the odds are against you is the same as accepting defeat before you begin.”

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