#casual

I think on civilian casualties they could do more. It's actually something I've discussed with the editors involved. They're aware of it, and I'm hopeful that there will be more reporting on that. ↗

— Daniel Okrent

#aware #casualties #civilian #civilian casualties #could

He can't even be at a casual read and not be creating the whole thing in his mind. I remember feeling very awed about how much he still seems to be so in love with it, and so dedicated to making everything really real and really spontaneous. ↗

— Amanda Peet

#awed #casual #creating #dedicated #even

You might hold an ethical position that it's wrong to lie, but if you have plans for a war in Iraq, and you want to keep them secret for practical reasons - to reduce casualties, perhaps - and someone asks you about those plans, you may need to lie for a 'good' outcome. ↗

— Peter Singer

#asks #casualties #ethical #good #hold

Quite casually I wander into my plot, poke around with my characters for a while, then amble off, leaving no moral proved and no reader improved. ↗

— Thorne Smith

#casually #characters #i #improved #into

When war is declared, truth is the first casualty. ↗

— Arthur Ponsonby

#declared #first #truth #truth is #war

We take a cavalier approach to Scripture at our own peril. If the scientific and historical accounts are true, then the commandments, promises and penalties are much more so. The Bible is not just a guideline. It is the authoritative Word of God. Disobeying it has consequences. Obeying it has rewards. Yet we fudge. We compromise. We rationalize. We trade away our spiritual integrity for man’s approval and as we do, we gradually erode our ability to distinguish right from wrong, to see our own failings, and to turn back in repentance to God. We simply have no idea how this cavalier attitude towards God’s Word taints our witness and hinders the kingdom of God. ↗

— Craig Olson

#commandments #craig-olson #god #scripture #attitude

Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective. ↗

— William S. Burroughs

#black #black magic #casual #curses #effective

My plan was to land in Red Square, but there were too many people and I thought I'd cause casualties. ↗

— Mathias Rust

#cause #i #land #many #people

Birth and death: there was the same consciousness of heightened existence and of her own elevated importance ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#death #j-k-rowling #the-casual-vacancy #death

It is a long-cherished tradition among a certain type of military thinker that huge casualties are the main thing. If they are on the other side then this is a valuable bonus. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#casualties #military #strategy #tactics #war