#r

The crises in North Korea, Iran, the Middle East, show how quickly things can change and how they can go wrong. We must be prepared. And right now the Army is not. ↗

— Ike Skelton

#be prepared #change #crises #east #go

The goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold. ↗

— Ike Skelton

#cold #common #detect #disability #disease

The Government of Iraq also owes a debt to the American and coalition forces who are fighting the insurgency and helping put that country back together after decades of repression. ↗

— Ike Skelton

#also #american #back #coalition #coalition forces

Yes, all my songs come from personal experience and relationships. ↗

— Rick Springfield

#experience #personal #personal experience #relationships #songs

The number of attacks on the American and allied forces is at the highest level since the insurgency began despite the increase of America combat operations and the introduction of some 40 new Iraq security forces and battalions. ↗

— Ike Skelton

#america #american #attacks #battalions #began

Today nearly every combat brigade located within the United States would report that they are not ready for duty. They are at the lowest levels of readiness. ↗

— Ike Skelton

#combat #duty #every #levels #located

We have global interests, potential threats from elsewhere, North Korea, Iran, Taiwan Straits and the like. We must be prepared for any future threat. That is why it is important that this be a transition year, 2006. ↗

— Ike Skelton

#be prepared #elsewhere #future #global #important

We had a really vast music collection and I was raised around rock'n'roll, it's just the way it was. ↗

— Slash

#collection #had #i #i was raised #just

Any kid will run any errand for you, if you ask at bedtime. ↗

— Red Skelton

#any #ask #bedtime #errand #kid

Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations. ↗

— Red Skelton

#around #brought #happiness #instead #laugh