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In the World War nothing was more dreadful to witness than a chain of men starting with a battalion commander and ending with an army commander sitting in telephone boxes, improvised or actual, talking, talking, talking, in place of leading, leading, leading. ↗

— J. F. C. Fuller

#army #battalion #boxes #chain #commander

He is a weapon, a killer. Do not forget it. You can use a spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature. ↗

— Madeline Miller

#war #change

I always considered myself a dancer before anything else. ↗

— Annette Funicello

#anything #before #considered #dancer #else

In my whole life, I've worn black tie three times. I can't tie the knot myself. ↗

— Stefano Gabbana

#i #knot #life #myself #three

We, the Social Democrats, are convinced that capitalism needs to be tamed a second time. The first time we achieved that in Germany for many decades with the social market economy. That is no longer enough. Now we need to do it in Europe and even globally. ↗

— Sigmar Gabriel

#capitalism #convinced #decades #democrats #economy

History demonstrates that previous military drawdowns invited aggression by our enemies. After World War I, America drew down forces until the U.S. Army had fewer than 100,000 men in uniform. That weakness invited Nazi aggression in Europe and the imperial Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. ↗

— Frank Gaffney

#aggression #america #army #attack #demonstrates

I still find it hard to push my own limits. I know where my limits are and that I always have to push myself. ↗

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

#find #hard #i #i always #know

I am my own sanctuary and I can be reborn as many times as I choose throughout my life. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#choose #i #i am #i can #life

I hated seeing myself on screen. I was full of complexes. I hated my face for a very, very long time. ↗

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

#face #full #hated #i #long

At its best, fantasy rewards the reader with a sense of wonder about what lies within the heart of the commonplace world. The greatest tales are told over and over, in many ways, through centuries. Fantasy changes with the changing times, and yet it is still the oldest kind of tale in the world, for it began once upon a time, and we haven't heard the end of it yet. ↗

— Patricia A. McKillip

#myth #reading #writing #change