"There has never been a military operation remotely approaching the scale and the complexity of D-Day. It involved 176,000 troops, more than 12,000 airplanes, almost 10,000 ships, boats, landing craft, frigates, sloops, and other special combat vessels--all involved in a surprise attack on the heavily fortified north coast of France, to secure a beachhead in the heart of enemy-held territory so that the march to Germany and victory could begin. It was daring, risky, confusing, bloody, and ultimately glorious [p.25]"

-- Tom Brokaw

#Military Quotes #Heart Quotes #Airplane Quotes

“Absence, the highest form of presence.”

Source : James Joyce (1965). “The dead”
“I always listen to what I can leave out.”
“When I first got to New York, all I did was musicals. After a few years I had to make a conscious choice to close the door on musicals, because I was getting pigeon-holed as a musical theater performer.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I'm a quiet person, I'm not a flashy art world person. I'm in the studio in the middle of nowhere. There's sheep and fields. The work has to be authentic in that way.”
“I believe you have to make things happen.”
“A good problem statement often includes what is known, what is unknown, and what is sought.”

Source : Edward Hodnett (1955). “The art of problem solving: how to improve your methods”, Harper & Brothers
“Well, I don't even know how to drive in this life, so I'm pretty far from ever having the life of being a stuntdouble. I liked- I had an Evil Knievel doll when i was a kid, that's about it!”
“I'm trying to think of a witty comeback, when Boggs says brusquely, â€œWell, don't expect us to be too impressed. We just saw Finnick Odair in his underwear.â€ I decide to go ahead and like Boggs.”

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