#ty

Great affection is often the cause of violent animosity. The quarrels of men often arise from too great a familiarity. ↗

— Saskya Pandita

#animosity #arise #cause #familiarity #great

Even in decline, a virtuous man increases the beauty of his behavior. A burning stick, though turned to the ground, has its flame drawn upwards. ↗

— Saskya Pandita

#behavior #burning #decline #drawn #even

I don't think I should penalize people who were doing their duty. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#duty #i #people #should #their

I think soon after I became director of the CIA - President Obama pulled me into the Oval Office and said: 'Look, I just want you to know that your top priority is to go after Osama bin Laden.' ↗

— Leon Panetta

#became #bin #cia #director #go

If the Iraqis fail to implement the reforms, if they fail to get a handle on the violence, there's nothing the United States can do, militarily or otherwise, that can solve those problems. They have to assume the primary responsibility to govern themselves. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#fail #get #govern #handle #implement

In this century, the 21st century, the U.S. recognizes our prosperity and our security depends even more on the Asia-Pacific region. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#century #depends #even #more #our

Rather than undermining the Palestinian Authority, it is in Israel's interests to strengthen it by... continuing to transfer Palestinian tax revenues and pursuing other avenues of cooperation. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#avenues #continuing #cooperation #interests #israel

The area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#change #climate #climate change #dramatic #impact

The fundamental premise is that neither the United States or the international community is going to allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#community #develop #fundamental #going #international

The United States has to have the capability to deal with more than one enemy at one time and be able to confront them and win. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#capability #confront #deal #enemy #more