"I think the idea that you would do everything you can to prevent what is coming at you by way of something very disruptive - a 9/11 - it's a no-brainer."

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Source : "Father of the Bush Doctrine". Interview with Daniel Henninger, www.wsj.com. April 29, 2006.

George P. Shultz

#Thinking Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Way Quotes

“When you can give without expecting anything in return, you have mastered the art of living.”
“Now my playmates never failed to wink and smile mockingly at me when one of them called 'Man flies!' for at the word I would always lift my finger very high, as a sign of absolute conviction; and I refused with energy to pay the forfeit. The more they laughed at me, the happier I was, hoping that some day the laugh would be on my side.”
“Before me, even as behind, God is, and all is well.”

Source : John Greenleaf Whittier (1873). “The Complete Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier”, p.372
“Not that I ever did anything wrong. I was just aggressive. That's the way I am in my life.”
“In comedy, beware the split focus. The audience should focus on the face of the actor. The audience must see the setup. If there is action elsewhere on the stage, the comic line can be lost.”
“Anyone can take a false step And fall forever, Everyone is different. Where are they now, all those lost souls?”
“I believe the act of giving birth to be the single most miraculous thing a human being can do and it is surely the moment when a lot of women finally understand the depth of their power. You think it canâ€™t possibly be done, you think you canâ€™t possibly take the pain, and then you do-â€”and afterward you look at yourself in a whole new way. If you can do that, you can do anything.”
“There is in this world no such force as the force of a person determined to rise. The human soul cannot be permanently chained.”

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