#leased

With no other security forces on hand, U.S. military was left to confront, almost alone, an Iraqi insurgency and a crime rate that grew worse throughout the year, waged in part by soldiers of the disbanded army and in part by criminals who were released from prison. ↗

— John Spratt

#alone #army #confront #crime #crime rate

She never envisioned a legal career for me, but she did think it was very important that I be able to support myself, and I think she would be pleased to see what has become of me. ↗

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

#become #career #did #envisioned #i

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#am #approve #body #follows #him

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why. ↗

— Henry Van Dyke

#best #culture #habit #knowing #pleased

I have an independent record label called Favored Nations on which I released an album by an artist called Johnny A, who plays an arch top Gibson through a Marshall, but the tone is all in his fingers. ↗

— Steve Vai

#arch #artist #called #favored #fingers

The man who seeks to please God is the man who people are pleased with. The man who seeks to please others won't satisfy anyone. ↗

— Edwin Louis Cole

#god #man #others #people #please

The fact that this is getting released, and people are just now hearing it, kind of tickles me. This is just awesome that the media is excited to talk to me and find out what's happening. ↗

— Jessi Colter

#excited #fact #find #getting #happening

I am always pleased to be asked to write a poem. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

#am #asked #i #i am #pleased

We have been so pleased with the response to our unique schools in the Nashville area, and we are confident that other areas will embrace our concept, as well. ↗

— Scott Thompson

#areas #been #concept #confident #embrace

I'm very pleased with the job President Bush is doing and he's off to a terrific start. ↗

— John Engler

#doing #i #job #off #pleased