"GUNPOWDER, n. An agency employed by civilized nations……" — Ambrose Bierce
"GUNPOWDER, n. An agency employed by civilized nations for the settlement of disputes which might become troublesome if left unadjusted."
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- I'm substantially concerned about the policy directions of the space agency. We have a situation in the U.S. where the… — Neil Armstrong
- Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior. — Julian Assange
- My father is an actor, so he brought me into his agency when I was young. It wasn't something I… — Jensen Ackles
- Creative Artists Agency put together a project of extraordinary mediocrity and colossal stupidity. Otherwise, it was great. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
- It is easy to romanticize poverty, to see poor people as inherently lacking agency and will. It is easy to… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- The jam is moving toward the Capitol where Congress sits in judgment on all the administrative agencies of Government. — Grace Abbott
- I'm fascinated by power, especially veiled power. Shadow power. The National Security Agency. The National Reconnaissance Office. Opus Dei. The… — Dan Brown
- In modern society, where most people live in cities, and where both needs and wishes are absolved through the same… — James Buchan
- It's my view that gender is culturally formed, but it's also a domain of agency or freedom and that it… — Judith Butler
- My approach to cutting spending as president, is to do a ten percent across the board cut of all federal… — Herman Cain
- Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. — Raymond Chandler
- An advertising agency is 85 percent confusion and 15 percent commission. — Fred Allen