McChrystal's defenders at the Pentagon were making the case Tuesday that the president and his men–(the McChrystal snipers spared Hillary)–must put aside their hurt feelings about being painted as weak sisters. Obama should not fire the serially insubordinate general, they reasoned, because that would undermine the mission in Afghanistan, and if that happens, then Obama would be further weakened. So the commander in chief can be bad-mouthed as weak by the military but then he can't punish the military because that would make him weak? It's the same sort of pass-the- Advil vicious circle reasoning the military always uses. Maureen Dowd
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
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Lao Tzu
Promise YourselfTo be so strong that nothingcan disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperityto every person you meet. To make all your friends feelthat there is something in them To look at the sunny side of everythingand make your optimism come...
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Christian D. Larson
Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>It is the reason you are here on earth. You are...
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Louise Erdrich
It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.
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Vincent Van Gogh
It’s probably not just by chance that I’m alone. It would be very hard for a man to live with me, unless he’s terribly strong. And if he’s stronger than I, I’m the one who can’t live with him. … I’m neither smart nor stupid,...
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Coco Chanel
More Quotes By Maureen Dowd
Military guys are rarely as smart as they think they are, and they've never gotten over the fact that civilians run the military.
McChrystal's defenders at the Pentagon were making the case Tuesday that the president and his men–(the McChrystal snipers spared Hillary)–must put aside their hurt feelings about being painted as weak sisters. Obama should not fire the serially insubordinate general, they reasoned, because that would undermine...
The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing – or one person – at a time.
The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.
I never presume to give advice on writing. I think the best way to learn to write is to read booksand stories by bood writers. It's a hard thing to preach about. As Thelonious Monk once said abouthis field, "Talking about music is like dancing...
