When the intelligence is making a policymaker too happy, he ought to challenge it, and even if he doesn't, the intelligence briefer needs to launch a red team against his own conclusions to see if he can hold his ground.
I do my best thinking at night when everyone else is sleeping. No interruptions. No noise. I like the feeling of being awake when no one else is.
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Jennifer Niven
I feel like I’ve been split open and stuffed with sunshine.
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Tahereh Mafi
No matter where life takes me, you'll find me with a smile. Presumed to be happy, always laughing like a child. I never thought life could be this sweet! It's got me cheesing from cheek to cheek!
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Mac Miller
If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
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Roald Dahl
I sing, not because I'm happy, but because I'm in love with the world.
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Anthony T. Hincks
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