#ld

I am the worlds laziest writer. ↗

— Oscar Peterson

#i #i am #laziest #worlds #writer

President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in the world, that was plunged into 30 years of war, into an advanced, industrialized, Western-style democracy. What we want to achieve is Afghanistan's capacity to secure and govern itself. ↗

— David Petraeus

#advanced #afghanistan #aspirations #capacity #countries

The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be evident during what will likely be a difficult process as the newly elected Council of Representatives selects the next prime minister, president, and speaker of the council. ↗

— David Petraeus

#could #council #difficult #during #elected

The Germans have done wonderful work. Not long ago, a German battle group battalion conducted a very impressive counterinsurgency operation in a portion of Baghlan province. I think these are the first counterinsurgency operations conducted by any German element after World War II. And they did a very impressive job. ↗

— David Petraeus

#ago #any #battalion #battle #conducted

Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace. ↗

— Petrarch

#anger #avarice #banished #enjoy #envy

I do feel that the trend is away from ageism and toward a recognition that older people have a unique voice. ↗

— Daniel Petrie

#away #feel #i #i do #older

I don't treat the band like I'm above them or that they're a hired hand for me. We've never worked that way. So I'm a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone. ↗

— Tom Petty

#alone #band #hand #having #hired

If you're not getting older, you're dead. ↗

— Tom Petty

#getting #getting older #older #you

I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty. ↗

— Phaedrus

#i #king #liberty #rather #than

When I decided to be a musician I reckoned that that was going to be the way of less profit, less money. I was sort of giving up the idea of making a lot of money. It was what I loved to do. I would have done it anyway. If I'd had to work at Taco Bell I'd have still been out at night trying to play music. ↗

— Tom Petty

#been #bell #decided #done #giving