"It is folly to imagine that the aggressive types, whether individuals or nations, can be bought off ... since the payment of danegeld stimulates a demand for more danegeld. But they can be curbed. Their very belief in force makes them more susceptible to the deterrent effect of a formidable opposing force."

-- B. H. Liddell Hart

#Military Quotes #Demand Quotes #Belief Quotes

“There are lots of opportunities out there for women to work in these fields, ... Girls just need support, encouragement and mentoring to follow through with the sciences.”
“Veganism is an answer for almost every problem facing the world in terms of hunger and climate change.”

Source : "Terminally Ill 'Simpsons' Co-Creator Vows to Give Away Fortune". Interview with Gary Baum, www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 25, 2013.
“Those mausoleums of inactive masculinity are places for men who prefer armchairs to women.”
“It seems to be a characteristic of all great work that it creators wear a cloak of imprecision.”
“When you truly commit in your life, you start receiving more than you could imagine.”
“I do feel like I'm a tomboy at heart, so I have an easy time working with guys.”

Source : "Interview: the Cast of Crank". Interview with Stax, www.ign.com. August 29, 2006.
“I've dealt with numbers all my life, of course, and after a while you begin to feel that each number has a personality of its own. A twelve is very different from a thirteen, for example. Twelve is upright, conscientious, intelligent, whereas thirteen is a loner, a shady character who won't think twice about breaking the law to get what he wants. Eleven is tough, an outdoorsman who likes tramping through woods and scaling mountains; ten is rather simpleminded, a bland figure who always does what he's told; nine is deep and mystical, a Buddha of contemplation....”
“Sometimes I'll have sections that I'm not quite sure how they fit in the puzzle of a tune, they'll get moved around; what I think was originally a verse ends up becoming the chorus, or what's an intro gets dropped as a hook, things get shifted around a lot.”

Source : "Gotye Braces For Stateside Success With 'Somebody That I Used To Know'". Interview with James Montgomery, www.mtv.com. February 9, 2012.

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