"A standing army is like a standing member. It's an excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a dangerous temptation to foreign adventure."

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Source : Constitutional Convention, 1787.

Elbridge Gerry

#Adventure Quotes #Army Quotes #Temptation Quotes

“Noble fatherhood gives us a glimpse of the divine attributes of our Father in Heaven.”
“How can I ever hope to communicate something to you unless I get signals back from you that I'm on the right track or that I've started at some place that you're familiar with?”

Source : "World Science Festival: Brian Greene and Alan Alda Bring Science to the Masses". Interview with Clare Richardson, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 02, 2011.
“There's a simple, but oft-neglected lesson here: to sustain success, you have to be willing to abandon things that are no longer successful.”

Source : Gary Hamel (2012). “What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation”, p.115, John Wiley & Sons
“I cannot sell my soul in order to participate with Nancy Pelosi or Carole Migden or any of them. I can't do it.”

Source : Source: www.sfgate.com
“The idea of the record is that it's a statement for working with a group, of a collaborative work. That should be visible in the music.”

Source : "Pantha du Prince’s Bell Hooks". Interview with Nathan Reese, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 15, 2013.
“They're always going, don't deal with terrorists. Let's deal with them. What's Allah offering you boys, 100 virgins? We'll give you 50 slags.”
“I do a little sign on the court every time i make a shot or a good pass and i pound my chest and point to the sky - it symbolizes that i have a heart for God. Itâ€™s something that my mom and I came up with in college and I do it every time I step on the floor as a reminder of who iâ€™m playing for.”
“Mo Nighean donn," he whispered," mo chridhe. My brown lass, my heart." Come to me. Cover me. Shelter me. a bhean, heal me. Burn with me, as I burn for you.”

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