"When you consider all the stars I have managed, mere submarines make me smile."

-- Charles Frohman

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“The U.S. military today garrisons the planet in a fashion without historical precedent. Successive administrations, regardless of party, justify and perpetuate this policy by insisting that positioning U.S. forces in distant lands fosters peace, stability, and security. In the present century, however, perpetuating this practice has visibly had the opposite effect. In the eyes of many of those called upon to "host" American bases, the permanent presence of such forces smacks of occupation. They resist. Why should U.S. policymakers expect otherwise?”

Source : "Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, What Obsessing About You-Know-Who Causes Us To Miss". www.tomdispatch.com. May 7, 2017.
“There are too many fawning entertainment shows out there and not one of them is making fun of it all.”

Source : "David Spade to host new satire show", www.today.com. June 20, 2005.
“If we haven't a grouch against Fortune, we seem unable to avoid one against ourselves.”
“The world is full of bastards, the number increasing rapidly the further one gets from Missoula, Montana.”
“Patience is idling your motor when you feel like stripping a gear.”
“Some people can't believe in themselves until someone else believes in them first.”
“Mindless violence, well let me try to paint it. Here's the 5 steps in hopes to explain it: 1, It's me and my Nation against the World 2, Then me and my Clan against the Nation 3, Then me and my FamÂ against the Clan 4, Then me and my Brother, we no hesitation Go against the FamÂ until they cave in 5, Now whoÂ's left in this deadly equation? ThatÂ's right, itÂ's me against my Brother Then we point a Kalashnikov And kill one another.”
“None of those material possessions do anything to make your life any better.... I know a lot of people who have a lot of everything, and they're absolutely the most miserable people in the world. So it won't do anything for you unless you're a happy person and can have peace with yourself.”

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