"The Iraq war was fought by one-half of one percent of us. And unless we were part of that small group or had a relative who was, we went about our lives as usual most of the time: no draft, no new taxes, no changes. Not so for the small group who fought the war and their families."

-- Bob Schieffer

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“There were so many ways to be twenty-six years old.”
“Some folks they take to living fast while some prefer a slow death.”

Source : Song: Death By Misadventure, 1983
“My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with.”

Source : "Are You a C.E.O. of Something?". Interview with Adam Bryant, www.nytimes.com. January 30, 2010.
“When I get the ball, for some reason I see holes. I'm not really sure how.”
“I'm very nostalgic, and I spend a lot of time in the past, in my mind. That's part of my challenge, and what I really want to do is, I want to be present. I want to leave that in the past. When I say nostalgic, I mean my own life. I spend a lot of time reflecting on my past and not being able to process time.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Tradition and conscience are the two wings given to the human soul to reach the truth.”
“No man should think that peace comes easily. Peace does not come by merely wanting it, or shouting for it, or marching down Main Street for it. Peace is built brick by brick, mortared by the stubborn effort and the total energy and imagination of able and dedicated men. And it is built in the living faith that, in the end, man can and will master his own destiny.”
“China is more prosperous than before. The people have better lives but they are not happy and confident because the scars are still there.”

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