#opera

Any suggestion that I'm writing about political operatives because I'm interested in political operatives misses the entire point. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness. ↗

— Fred Woodworth

#accustomed #basis #behavior #beings #cooperate

Al Qaeda operates by launching surprise attacks on civilian targets with the goal of massive casualties. Our only means for preventing future attacks, which could use WMDs, is by acquiring information that allows for pre-emptive action. ↗

— John Yoo

#action #al #allows #attacks #casualties

In how many lives does love really play a dominant part? The average taxpayer is no more capable of a 'grand passion' than of a grand opera. ↗

— Israel Zangwill

#capable #does #dominant #grand #how

Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit. ↗

— Paul Getty

#industries #notorious #operate #profit #their

Rwanda was considered a second-class operation; because it was a small country, we had been able to maintain a kind of status quo. They were negotiating, they'd accepted the new peace project, so we were under the impression that everything would be solved easily. ↗

— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

#accepted #because #been #considered #country

I think we were just coming out and being ourselves, instead of operating within boundaries that other people had created. We decided to do away with those boundaries. ↗

— Michael Giles

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Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire. ↗

— William Godwin

#cannot #continue #desire #influence #operate

I don't think an opera house is ever a place that can make you entirely happy. ↗

— Bernard Haitink

#ever #happy #house #i #make

The Europeans and Americans have said the martyrdom operations are why Hamas has been put on the terrorist list. But now these operations have stopped. Did they then remove Hamas from the list of terrorist organisations? We do not launch wars. We are people resisting occupation. ↗

— Ismail Haniyeh

#did #europeans #hamas #launch #list