"The notion of a defense that will protect American cities is one that will not be achieved, but it is that goal that supplies the political magic, as it were, in the president's vision."

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Source : "Schlesinger Says Distrust Hinders Foreign Policy" by Hedrick Smith, www.nytimes.com. February 7, 1985.

James R. Schlesinger

#Cities Quotes #Goal Quotes #Political Quotes

“Setting goals for your game is an art. The trick is in setting them at the right level - neither too low nor too high. A good goal should be lofty enough to inspire hard work, yet realistic enough to provide solid hope of attainment.”
“Saudi Arabia has said that if the US-led coalition against Daesh is prepared to engage in ground operations, we will be prepared to participate with special forces. The Russians say their objective is to defeat Daesh, too. If the deployment of ground troops helps in the fight against Daesh, why is that World War III?”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“I have become a prisoner of the peace movement. But you can't say that the termination is coming and then say that you are going back to your own garden to dig.”
“Now my helmet's on, you can't tell me I'm not in space.”
“He immediately started charming my mom until she was nothing but a gooey puddle in the middle of the foyer.He loved her new haircut.She got one?I guessed her hair did look different.Like she'd washed it or something.Daemon told her that the diamond earrings were beautiful.The rug below the steps was really nice.And that leftover scent of mystery dinner-because I still hadn't figured out what she fed me-smelled divine.He admired nurses worldwide,and by that point,I couldn't keep my eye rolls to a minimum.Daemon was ridiculous.”
“It requires courage to make a frontal attack on nature through the broad planes and the large lines and it is cowardly to do it by the facets and details. It is a battle.”
“I'm a risk-taker. I like to test myself.”
“Benevolent patriarchy is still patriarchy.”

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