The instant people specialize, it's in their interest to dehumanize the people their specialized function operates upon.
I would like to see the day when somebody would be appointed surgeon somewhere who had no hands, for the operative part is the least part of the work.
Elvis was incredibly cooperative. He would try anything. He wasn't a diva, no prima donna. When it came to work, he was a workhorse.
I find women as writers and as characters are operating within narrow confines. They inherit a kind of ghetto of the soul. I'm trying to enlarge the spectrum.
Domestic terrorism has opened new war zones, operating off the assumption that all Americans are potential terrorists.
The day after the prison was transferred to the military intelligence command, they had an entire battalion - 1,200, 1,500 soldiers - arrive at Abu Ghraib just for force protection alone.
The military was providing him (George H.W. Bush) with an education that was not available at Andover or Yale.
It was here I learnt that corporate principles and military principles are basically the same. Insulation. Illusion. Hype. Activity.
...you have been fraternizing with warewolves overmuch! Military men can be terribly bad for one's verbal concatenation!
But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.
A military leader thinks about casualties and losses, but a strategic one only aims the win.
the military system of a nation is not an independent section of the social system but an aspect of its totality.
...much of modern military tactics is geared toward maneuvering the enemy into a position where they can essentially be massacred from safety. (pg. 140)
The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from me is my best professional military advice.
One of the things that makes our military the best in the world is the certain knowledge of each soldier, sailor, airman, and Marine that they can always count on their comrades should they need help - that they will never be abandoned.
I'm a huge supporter of the military. I think they do an incredible job. So when I get invited to go out and sing for them, some of the best moments of my life.
The weather records of the U.S.A. are the best kept and most accessible in the world, thanks to consistent government/military taxpayer support. There are longer European data sets, but the U.S.A. data is enough to forecast major extreme events.
Having grown up in a military family, I know that politics should have no role in determining who is best qualified to lead our armed forces.
I have no military application in my research. You know, we are all involved into rehabilitation medicine.
The military has been tremendously important in the past during catastrophes and in protecting the population. But it shouldn't become an auxiliary police force.
So we are disappointed that some of our closest allies, including Canada, have not agreed with us on the urgent need for this military action against Iraq.
