"We are a nation at war. This is also a time for hard choices. It's about ensuring that we are able to prevail in the conflicts in which we are now engaged. But it's also about being able to be strong and disciplined in applying our nation's limited resources to defending America."

-- Leon Panetta

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“Since I was little, it was instilled in me to conserve water. In terms of what can you do as an individual, it's an easy issue to get behind.”
“Students who read the most also read the best, achieve the most, and stay in school the longest. Conversely, those who dont read much cannot get better at it.”

Source : Jim Trelease (2013). “The Read-Aloud Handbook: Seventh Edition”, p.29, Penguin
“I work out at least once a day. If I'm not working, I'll work out three times a day. I do it because I enjoy it. It's a way of living and it makes me relaxed. It gives me mental stability, honestly.”

Source : Source: www.marieclaire.com
“I understand it's difficult but you've got to think about yourself, you know, and not just follow the crowd.”

Source : "Jermain Defoe: 'I wanted to put something back and stop all this youth violence'". Interview with Andrew Anthony, www.theguardian.com. April 7, 2012.
“Most people aren't appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are usually known only to ourselves. No one throws ticker tape on the man who chose to be faithful to his wife, on the lawyer who didn't take the drug money...”

Source : Peggy Noonan (1990). “What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in the Reagan Era”, Random House (NY)
“My best evenings are at home with my lady.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Mastery of yoga is really measured by how it influences our day-to-day living, how it enhances our relationships, how it promotes clarity and peace of mind.”
“I believe that the short story is as different a form from the novel as poetry is, and the best stories seem to me to be perhaps closer in spirit to poetry than to novels.”

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