"The art of coalition command - whether it is here in Afghanistan, whether it was in Iraq or in Bosnia or in Haiti - is to take the resources you are provided with, understand what the strengths and weaknesses are and to employ them to the best overall effect."

-- David Petraeus

#Art Quotes #Iraq Quotes #Weakness Quotes

“I don't take off as many days as most other producers and songwriters, so I'm working every single day, and I do songs every day. So it's just about finding time, scheduling, getting in and cutting the records. I make it happen and that's the name of the game. It's no excuses - you gotta figure it out.”
“Facts are more mundane than fantasies, but a better basis for conclusions.”

Source : "Sparks Fly" by James Howard Kunstler and Amory Lovins, www.salon.com. May 27, 2005.
“The Chancellor also in effect asks us to bargain away whatever obligation or interest we have as regards the neutrality of Belgium. We could not entertain that bargain either.”
“One should always try to do the best you possibly can. I'm not in a race to the finish line - I won't put anything out until it's completely ready. You want to keep it special and unique for the customer.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“You cannot fool an audience.”

Source : Marian Anderson (1956). “My Lord, what a Morning: An Autobiography”, University of Illinois Press
“Nothing gives me as much pleasure as travelling. I love getting on trains and boats and planes.”
“The infrastructure, institutions and social fabric of Venezuela are deteriorating, and people realize the Chavez government has been the problem, not the solution.”

Source : "Venezuela’s Elections: A Building Block to Something Bigger" by Leopoldo Lopez, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 5, 2010.
“You can't pick when you're touched. You can't pick the time. It just is. It's the reality. What it is, is. I can't change the past. I can only deal with the present and the future.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

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