"Nothing is more important to national security and the making and conduct of good policy than timely, accurate, and relevant intelligence. Nothing is more critical to accurate and relevant intelligence than independent analysis."

-- Dennis C. Blair

#Independent Quotes #Important Quotes #Analysis Quotes

“It's possible that you have been told a time or 10 that you don't appreciate how tough your elders had it. It's true that, if you had been coming of age back in, say, 1960, you would probably be feeling more restricted, if only because you were doomed to spend your days in a skirt, nylon stockings and girdle.”
“The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman.”
“Close combat, man to man, is plainly to be regarded as the real basis of combat.”
“For as long as I can remember I've had memories.”
“So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement, that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair othe human race.”
“Faith means being sure of what we hope for now. It means knowing something is real, this moment, all around you, even when you don't see it.”
“I personally do not write highbrow music. If I do, it's by accident.”

Source : "I want to make the world better" by Vadim Prokhorov, www.theguardian.com. July 14, 2005.
“Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!”

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