"The idea is that if we can put our own people through something almost as bad as what they might have to go through if they were taken captive, they will inoculate themselves."

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Source : "The Biscuit Torturers of the U.S. Military". www.dailykos.com. July 06, 2005.

Jane Mayer

#Taken Quotes #Ideas Quotes #People Quotes

“Wives live longer than husbands because they're not married to women.”
“The quilt format is highly appropriate for repetition and serialization. Formal issues of balance and color, space and light in landscape are endlessly engaging. I try to use the medium to its maximum, pushing well beyond tradition.”
“Video games have become this really weird medium where it's not quite mainstream but it's not quite art either.”
“We are living and consuming more than we need, and this impacts our survival.”
“Sometimes go around with guys who are scuffling -- for awhile. But usually they end up marrying some cat with a factory. This is the way world ends, not with a whim but a banker.”
“The world belongs to the articulate.”
“What is qualified? What have I been qualified for in my life? I haven't been qualified to be a mayor. I'm not qualified to be a songwriter. I'm not qualified to be a TV producer. I'm not qualified to be a successful businessman. And so, I don't know what qualified means.”
“I rely on swearing just to communicate emotion, but I wanted to express the same feelings [in song] without using curse words.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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