"Mistakes, after all, are endemic to foreign and military policy given the unpredictability of events and the difficulty of securing reliable information in a place like Iraq."

-- Eric Alterman

#Military Quotes #Mistake Quotes #Iraq Quotes

“Generally there is Stigler's law of Eponymy that says that a scientific notion is never attributed to the right person; in particular, the law is not due to Stigler.”

Source : "Understanding Uncertainty". Book by Dennis Lindley (Prologue, p. 15), 2006.
“Abstinence for me is about romance. It has nothing to do with my relationship with God. It's definitely a bonus in that department, but it's nothing spiritual. It's about giving something special to that person you're going to spend the rest of your life with.”
“We're being overrun by people who live in poor and corrupt countries who come to the USA to get work. But we got to regain our sovereignty, we're going to control our border, and there will be border security tied to the pathway to citizenship. There will be an earned pathway to citizenship. It will be available to everybody who works hard, pays a fine, passes a background check.”
“I'm intrigued by the classic Greek tragedies, as well as by the idea of the Greek chorus.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I've busted a million Europeans”
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.”
“I wasn't born a superstar.”
“When you have a problem, if you tell the truth, the problem becomes part of your past. If you lie, it becomes part of your future.”

Source : "Pitino Sorry for 'Indiscretion,' Gets to Keep His Job" by Mark Mooney, Michael James, abcnews.go.com. August 12, 2009.

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