#underestimate

Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#man #quiet #underestimate

Since the Pentagon underestimated the number of troops required after the end of hostilities, we were not prepared to prevent looting or to guard hundreds of weapons dumps spread throughout the country. ↗

— John Spratt

#country #dumps #end #guard #hostilities

I have been underestimated for decades. I have done very well that way. ↗

— Helmut Kohl

#decades #done #i #underestimated #very

Problem with an old friend who is too busy: he always perceives you as if never changed. ↗

— Toba Beta

#busy #underestimate #business

People always underestimate the impact of technology. To give you an example: In the 1970s the frontier for offshore development was 200 meters, today it is 4,000 meters. ↗

— Daniel Yergin

#development #example #frontier #give #impact

The secularists in Turkey haven't underestimated religion, they just made the mistake of believing they could control it with the power of the army alone. ↗

— Orhan Pamuk

#army #believing #control #could #haven

It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody. ↗

— King Abdullah II

#anybody #dangerous #underestimate

Let no one underestimate the need of pity. We live in a stony universe whose hard, brilliant forces rage fiercely. ↗

— Theodore Dreiser

#fiercely #forces #hard #live #need

I say this as a young dad seeing children going into primary school: I don't think we should underestimate the formative effect on a child of those first years in primary school. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#children #dad #effect #first #formative

Don't underestimate the importance of having enough room to work. Grilling is much more relaxing when you are not trying to juggle a whole collection of plates and bowls as you do it. If your grill doesn't have enough workspace - and they almost never do - set up a table right next to your grill. ↗

— Bobby Flay

#bowls #collection #enough #grill #grilling