"Our profession is built on the bedrock of trust - the trust that must inherently exist among Soldiers, and between Soldiers and their leaders to accomplish their mission in the chaos of war. Recent incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment demonstrate that we have violated that trust."

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Source : "The Time Is Now for Military Justice for Assault Victims" by Terry O’Neill, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 17, 2014.

Raymond T. Odierno

#War Quotes #Military Quotes #Leader Quotes

“We have climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions, mostly from human power and transportation infrastructure. At the same time, we have 2 billion people who live in energy poverty.”
“That's the way it was every time I studied it.”
“Time is fluid, so the moments where everything feels perfect pass in a wink, and those where you're on your knees in despair drag on like the death of a thousand cuts.”

Source : Ann Aguirre (2008). “Wanderlust”, p.110, Penguin
“It's almost better most times to not talk in a scene. I think you can actually express a lot more without words.”

Source : Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. January 5, 2004.
“I don't think God's going to judge me based on my film work - although I hope he has a sense of humour and I hope he's a fan of movies because I've done some things that may be questionable in his eyes as an actor!”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk
“The point of any religion should be this: how to open your heart to love.”
“What people think about you is not supposed to matter much, so long as you yourself know where the truth lies; but I have found out, as have others who move in and out of newspaper headlines, that on occasion it can matter a good deal. For once you enter the world of headlines you learn there is not one truth but two: the one which you know from the facts; and the one which the public, or at any rate a highly imaginative part of the public, acquires by osmosis.”

Source : Richard E. Byrd (2003). “Alone: The Classic Polar Adventure”, p.8, Island Press
“I tell my graduate students [at Bard College], â€˜There are two ways to change the world: through policy, or through sustainable business.â€™ With sustainable business, individuals build solutions within the current systemâ€¦ Sustainable business asks, â€˜How would nature do this?â€™”

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