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Lying offshore, ready to act, the presence of ships and Marines sometimes means much more than just having air power or ship's…
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I want to scare the hell out of the rest of the world.
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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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We are not going to dwell on those things that divide us. We are going to rejoice in those things that keep…
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Terrorism really flourishes in areas of poverty, despair and hopelessness, where people see no future
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The root cause of poverty is social injustice and the bad government that abets it
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Poverty arises and persists where corruption is endemic and enterprise is stifled, where basic fairness provided by the rule of law is…
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When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I'll like it or not. Disagreement,…
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Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a…
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We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and we've done this as recently as the last…
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I can think of nothing that Saddam Hussein can do diplomatically (to avoid war). I think that time is now over. He's…
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My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given…
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Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available.
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All those who try to go it sole alone, Too proud to be beholden for relief, Are absolutely sure to come to…
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We look backward too much and we look forward too much; thus we miss the only eternity of which we can be…
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Don't say "The last one there is a rotten egg": unless you're absolutely sure there's a slow kid behind you.
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Never hit anyone in anger, unless you're absolutely sure you can get away with it.
— Harold Ramis
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When I test I never go right to the limit. Only because when you are below the limit you can go at…
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I do not rewrite unless I am absolutely sure that I can express the material better if I do rewrite it.
— William Faulkner
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When you're dealing with serious subjects, there is a pressure to be absolutely sure that you know what you're doing.
— John Oliver
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I'm absolutely sure that there are weapons of mass destruction there and the evidence will be forthcoming. We're just getting it just…
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