"Winning in Afghanistan is having a country that is stable enough to ensure that there is no safe haven for Al Qaida or for a militant Taliban that welcomes Al Qaida. That's really the measure of success for the United States."

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Source : 'This Week' with Jake Tapper, abcnews.go.com. June 27, 2010.

Leon Panetta

#Country Quotes #Safe Haven Quotes #Winning Quotes

“You will be most effective when members can complement each other without embarrassment and disagree without fear.”

Source : "The team handbook for educators: how to use teams to improve quality".
“Your dreams may not be happening, and things aren't turning out the way you expected, but that doesn't mean your life is spinning out of control. It just means you're not in control.”

Source : Pete Wilson (2011). “Plan B: What Do You Do When God Doesn't Show Up the Way You Thought He Would?”, p.22, Thomas Nelson Inc
“A free culture is not a culture without property; it is not a culture in which artists don't get paid.”
“Elizabeth lifted her skirt, disregarding modesty, and delivered a swift kick to the creature's head.”

Source : Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith (2009). “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”, p.33, Quirk Books
“The big win is when you refuse to settle for average or mediocre.”
“The individual and the race are always moving, and as we drift into new latitudes new lights open in the heaven more immediately over us.”
“Satan is the ruler of humanity (John 14:30). The result is that lost mankind hates and rejects Jesus Christ:... And, since unconverted mankind hates Christ, it also hates those who love Him and follow Him.”
“I like to cook, walk on the beach, go to concerts and look at fine art.”

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