#or

Al Qaeda doesn't abide by the Geneva Conventions, so in my opinion, they should not be afforded the protections of them. ↗

— Brad Thor

#afforded #al #conventions #geneva #in my opinion

It is inconceivable that even the gang who runs Russia would be willing to take on war, but one always has to remember that there seemed to be no reason in 1939 for Hitler to start war, and yet he did, and he started it with a world practically unprepared. ↗

— James Forrestal

#did #even #gang #hitler #inconceivable

For the only way in which a durable peace can be created is by world-wide restoration of economic activity and international trade. ↗

— James Forrestal

#created #durable #durable peace #economic #economic activity

I'm so alive. As I stand facing the beauty of the never-ending Pacific Ocean, a late afternoon breeze blows down from the hills behind. As always, it is a beautiful day. The sun is making its final descent. The magic is about to begin. The skies are ready to burn with brilliance, as it turns from a soft blue to a bright orange. Looking towards the West, I stare in awe at the hypnotic power of the waves. A giant curl begins to take form, then breaks with a thundering clap as it crashes on the shore. ↗

— Dave Pelzer

#happiness #magic #optimism #seashore #beauty

This country cannot afford the deceptive luxury of waging defensive warfare. ↗

— James Forrestal

#cannot #country #deceptive #defensive #luxury

Young people can get very discouraged and get hooked on drugs or on alcohol because of problems they perceive as insurmountable. It is important that they realize a mistake need not ruin their future, but they must also know that not everything in life is a bed of roses. ↗

— Maureen Forrester

#also #because #bed #discouraged #everything

Singing beautiful melodies is one thing, but to deliver the text so that the people understand it, even in a foreign language, has to be worked at very hard. ↗

— Maureen Forrester

#deliver #even #foreign #foreign language #hard

Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#creation #criticism #motto #speak #think

A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#else #hangs #information #itself #nothing

In the western part of England lived a gentleman of large fortune, whose name was Merton. ↗

— Thomas Day

#fortune #gentleman #large #lived #name