#ops

Three big assumptions proved wrong: one, that the Iraqi people would welcome us as liberators; two, that oil would soon pay for Iraqi's rebuilding; and, three, that we have plenty of troops, weapons, and equipment for the postwar situation. ↗

— John Spratt

#big #equipment #iraqi #iraqi people #liberators

It has been my aim throughout present operations to afford the greatest amount of protection to life and property interests, and troops have been stationed accordingly. ↗

— George Crook

#afford #aim #amount #been #greatest

I have glaucoma, so use eye drops both morning and night. ↗

— Malcolm Boyd

#drops #eye #i #morning #night

Cops and robbers resemble each other, so there's not a lot to learn in terms of learning the logistics of committing the crime or investigating the crime. ↗

— Andre Braugher

#cops #crime #each #investigating #learn

Love dies only when growth stops. ↗

— Pearl S. Buck

#growth #love #only #stops

Elvis was the only man from Northeast Mississippi who could shake his hips and still be loved by rednecks, cops, and hippies. ↗

— Jimmy Buffett

#could #elvis #hippies #hips #his

Wherever we halted we were surrounded by wandering troops of Bedouins. ↗

— Richard Francis Burton

#surrounded #troops #wandering #were #wherever

My first Top of the Pops I didn't want to do. I was terrified. I'd never done television before. Seeing the video afterwards was like watching myself die. ↗

— Kate Bush

#before #die #done #first #i

Third, for people who aren't doing it already, take classes - they're worthwhile. Workshops or classes - a workshop is where you do actually get feedback on your work, not just something where you go and sit for a day. ↗

— Octavia Butler

#already #classes #day #doing #feedback

Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment. ↗

— Eric Butterworth

#achieve #achievement #course #desires #develop