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Even in decline, a virtuous man increases the beauty of his behavior. A burning stick, though turned to the ground, has its flame drawn upwards. ↗

— Saskya Pandita

#behavior #burning #decline #drawn #even

I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#i #mean #taliban #view #weakened

I think soon after I became director of the CIA - President Obama pulled me into the Oval Office and said: 'Look, I just want you to know that your top priority is to go after Osama bin Laden.' ↗

— Leon Panetta

#became #bin #cia #director #go

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#beings #divine #human #human beings #known

I'm going to give people the benefit of the doubt. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#doubt #give #going #i #people

These days, it takes only seconds - seconds - for a picture, a photo, to suddenly become an international headline. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#days #headline #international #only #photo

Throughout the 40 years I've been in Washington, I've always worked hard, particularly with regards to the budget issues. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#been #budget #hard #i #issues

We either believe in the dignity of the individual, the rule of law, and the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, or we don't. There is no middle ground. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#cruel #dignity #either #ground #individual

I find it difficult to explain, but I'm quite ashamed of being an actress. ↗

— Kristin Scott Thomas

#ashamed #being #difficult #explain #find

I was happy, I wasn't beaten, and I lacked nothing. But it wasn't what people expect - it was very much sort of pinching and scraping. I don't know how my mother did it. ↗

— Kristin Scott Thomas

#did #expect #happy #how #i