"We'll do what life always does defy expectations."

-- Robert Charles Wilson

#Expectations Quotes #Doe Quotes

“Virginia is the place, where, technologically speaking, they will burn people at the stake for possessing such things as toasters.”
“The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted. We had no other option - there was a radical militia allied with Iran and Hezbollah that took over the country. It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force. Should we stand by idly while this happens at our doorstep, in one of the countries in which al-Qaida has a huge presence? So we responded, as part of a coalition, at the request of the legitimate government of Yemen, and we stepped in to support them.”
“I wouldnâ€™t say Iâ€™m a ball hog. Iâ€™m a shooter. I donâ€™t necessarily hog the ball, but I put them up, though. I definitely much rather shoot it than pass it. Thatâ€™s just how I am.”
“I am beginning to rub my eyes at the prospect of peace. I think it will require more courage than anything that has gone before â€¦ One will have to look at long vistas again, instead of short ones, and one will at last fully recognise that the dead are not only dead for the duration of the war.”
“To understand yourself is the beginning of wisdom.”
“Feminism means something - legislation, cultural change - but 'Girl Power' meant nothing more than being friends with your friends.”
“I hate that impeccable, perfectly perfect look, all matched and prearranged. Style is to be simple.”
“I'm never afraid to try something if I think it's funny. And I know I'll regret it if I don't.”

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