#damage

Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermined the morale of our armed forces. Our troops were trained to project overwhelming power. They were not trained for occupation duties. ↗

— George Soros

#armed forces #bush #damage #done #duties

Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy our country's way of life; it's only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage. ↗

— Bruce Schneier

#cannot #contrary #country #damage #despite

'The Sound of Music' did more damage to the industry than any other picture. Everyone tried to copy it. We were the biggest offenders. ↗

— Richard D. Zanuck

#biggest #copy #damage #did #everyone

For decades Republicans have made policy with a higher purpose in mind: to solidify the GOP base or to damage the institutions and movements aligned with the other side. ↗

— Thomas Frank

#base #damage #decades #gop #higher

Everybody's damaged by something. ↗

— Emma Donoghue

#everybody #life #room #sad #something

Brendan's not the guy you use to figure your shit out, Brendan's the guy you hope you get once you have figured your shit out. ↗

— Nia Forrester

#damaged #riley #unsuitable-men #men

Activism isn't about holding your faults up to the light. That's what comedy is about, it's about saying, 'Look at this person who is so flawed and frail and damaged. And we're all this frail and damaged so let's laugh at it.' ↗

— Scott Thompson

#activism #comedy #damaged #faults #flawed

Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of previous human history. ↗

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

#century #damage #done #earth #history

The thing that we at MIT must understand is the amount of real damage that is being done to us in the fine structure of how research funds are expended. ↗

— Charles Vest

#being #being done #damage #done #expended

Time Warner has been managed for the short term. This has damaged the company's fundamental competitive position and its prospects for growth. This approach has cost shareholders a staggering $40 billion. ↗

— Bruce Wasserstein

#been #billion #company #competitive #cost