"No one made a decision to militarize the police in America. The change has come slowly, the result of a generation of politicians and public officials fanning and exploiting public fears by declaring war on abstractions like crime, drug use, and terrorism. The resulting policies have made those war metaphors increasingly real."

-- Radley Balko

#Real Quotes #War Quotes #America Quotes

“They would glue the wig to the front of my forehead, and after a while it would give me a headache.”
“Love is not love until love's vulnerable.”

Source : Theodore Roethke (2011). “The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke”, p.177, Anchor
“We try to avoid the single-building syndrome. You have to look at the big picture. If you try to put social and cultural development ahead of economic development, it doesnâ€™t work. You have to do it all together.”
“In this Year of Faith, let us remember that faith is not something we possess, but something we share. Every Christian is an apostle.”
“I mean, in general, the danger is from Oriental faiths and Islam.”

Source : "Vladimir Zhirinovsky on Religion in Russia". Interview with Hanuu Haukka. Translation by Alexei Salapatov, www.forerunner.com. May 1, 1996.
“Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight.”
“There is always a critical job to be done. There is a sales door to be opened, a credit line to be established, a new important employee to be found, or a business technique to be learned. The venture investor must always be on call to advise, to persuade, to dissuade, to encourage, but always to help build. Then venture capital becomes true creative capital - creating growth for the company and financial success for the investing organization”

Source : Georges Frederic Doriot, Udayan Gupta (2004). “The First Venture Capitalist: Georges Doriot on Leadership, Capital, & Business Organization”, p.73, Calgary : Gondolier
“Here lies one who neither flattered nor feared any flesh.”

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