#stan

The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance. ↗

— Laurence J. Peter

#halfway #judge #man #meet #poor

To have faith in Divine protection is good, but even beter if backed by the pratical assistance heaven has a right to expect from sensible mortals. ↗

— Ellis Peters

#backed #divine #even #expect #faith

War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end; it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#certain #circumstances #end #human #human wisdom

The war being fought in Afghanistan and Iraq is bringing about a fundamental change to the environment that has given rise and power to the extremists who export terrorism. ↗

— Craig L. Thomas

#afghanistan #being #bringing #change #environment

Each of us knows that we have an obligation to care for the old, the young and the sick. We stand strongest when we stand with the weakest among us. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#care #each #knows #obligation #old

I really love idiot, enlightened characters - these characters who fail to engage with the drama of their immediate circumstances; they fail to be reactive and enrolled by drama as it happens around them. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#characters #circumstances #drama #engage #enlightened

Since change is constant, you wonder if people crave death because it's the only way they can get anything really finished. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#because #change #constant #crave #death

To win this war, we need a commander in chief, not a professor of law standing at the lectern. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#chief #commander #law #need #professor

They think that, if we were just smart enough, we'd be able to understand their policies. And I so want to tell 'em, and I do tell 'em, Oh, we're plenty smart, oh yeah - we know what's goin' on. And we don't like what's goin' on. And we're not gonna let them tell us to sit down and shut up. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#down #enough #goin #gonna #i

We need leaders who will stand up for the little guy and listen once again. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#guy #leaders #listen #little #need