"I think no commander ever is going to come out and say, 'I'm confident that we can do this."

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Source : "Petraeus Tells White House There's Much Work to be Done" By Justin Fishel, www.foxnews.com. December 7, 2010.

#Thinking Quotes

“I am very gratified to have lived to see a revolution in the field of work/life: Everyone - men and women, employees and employers - now has this issue top of mind.”
“We should view our government the way we should a friendly, cuddly lion. Just because he's friendly and cuddly shouldn't blind us to the fact that he's still got teeth and claws.”
“Motherhood is like Albania- you can't trust the descriptions in the books, you have to go there.”
“A good picture book can almost be whistled. ... All have their own melodies behind the storytelling.”
“Woman's nudity is wiser than the philosopher's teachings.”
“We did not think about the personal nature of killing in the air. We were proud of every victory in the air, and particularly happy that we had not been hit ourselves. Of course, I tell myself in quiet moments today: 'You've killed. In order to protect others and not be killed yourself.' But in the end: for what? The Third Reich trained 30,000 pilots. Ten thousand survived the war. One-third. This is the highest loss rate along with the U-boat sailors.”
“People feel poorly because they are nourished by foods you wouldn't feed to your dog and cat. The rich western diet is full of fat, sugar, cholesterol, salt, animal protein - all the wrong foods for people.”
“The bibliophile is the master of his books, the bibliomaniac their slave.”

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