#orc

A timeline for bringing U.S. troops home that is negotiated with the Iraqi government would also boost the Iraqi government's legitimacy and claim to self-rule, and force the Iraqi government to take responsibility for itself and its citizens. ↗

— Peter DeFazio

#boost #bringing #citizens #claim #force

Mr. Speaker, we are a blessed Nation. We have not suffered another attack on our soil since September 11, and we are grateful. We have killed or captured dozens of members of al Qaeda and the Taliban. Our military and intelligence forces are working both hard and smart. ↗

— Marsha Blackburn

#another #attack #blessed #both #captured

There's a moral force in a sentence when it comes out right. It speaks the writer's will to live. ↗

— Don DeLillo

#force #live #moral #out #right

We have been blessed with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to work, and with our Nation acting as a positive force for good in the world. ↗

— Jim DeMint

#back #been #blessed #economy #force

The recent fascination, I think, reflects the shift in approach by law enforcement officials to embrace technology as wholeheartedly as the rest of the world. ↗

— Jeffery Deaver

#embrace #enforcement #fascination #i #i think

We believe, in fact, that the one act of respect has little force unless matched by the other - in balance with it... The acting out of that dual respect I would name as precisely the source of our power. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#acting #balance #believe #dual #fact

Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change. ↗

— Andrew Vachss

#democracy #force #journalism #maintains #progressive

God didn’t design your life so you would constantly fall down, but he does hope that you will be brought to your knees. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#cancer #divorce #dying #god #grief

A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources business needs to compete and thrive in today's global economy. ↗

— Rod Blagojevich

#available #business #compete #cost #development

Men tell me that I've saved their marriages. It costs them a fortune in shoes, but it's cheaper than a divorce. So I'm still useful, you see. ↗

— Manolo Blahnik

#costs #divorce #fortune #i #marriages