#served

Countries are either mothers or fathers, and engender the emotional bristle secretly reserved for either sire. ↗

— Edna O'Brien

#either #emotional #fathers #mothers #reserved

So long as I'm Commander-in-Chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. When you take off the uniform, we will serve you as well as you've served us - because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job, or a roof over their head, or the care that they need when they come home. ↗

— Barack Obama

#care #come #commander-in-chief #country #ever

I don't think that the war serves U.S. interests. I think Osama bin Laden's interests and the Iranian interests are very much served by it, and it's becoming a huge drain on our resources both material and political. ↗

— William Odom

#bin #both #drain #huge #i

The presidents I served under don't have anything to do with my politics. ↗

— William Odom

#i #politics #presidents #served #under

My dad served in two wars has been flying airplanes for 60 years now. He was certainly quite an inspiration. ↗

— John L. Phillips

#certainly #dad #flying #inspiration #now

When the honour is given to that scientist personally the happiness is sweet indeed. Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers. ↗

— George Porter

#coffee #given #happiness #honour #indeed

I think maybe the English don't want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved. ↗

— Alain Prost

#bit #english #i #i think #look

After he was assassinated, his family and the men who had served him continued the lying and began the destruction, censoring and hiding of JFK's medical records. ↗

— Richard Reeves

#assassinated #began #censoring #continued #destruction

Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself; never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet. ↗

— King Edward VIII

#advice #chance #count #down #ever

It is to be observed that every case of war averted is a gain in general, for it helps to form a habit of peace, and community habits long continued become standards of conduct. ↗

— Elihu Root

#become #case #community #conduct #continued