#armed

I can imagine that the Iraqis undertake the destruction out of fear. If they had denied it, if they had said no, that certainly would have played into the hands of those that would like to take armed action immediately. I have no illusions in that regard. ↗

— Hans Blix

#armed #certainly #denied #destruction #fear

If the Soviet Union and the United States have not experienced direct military confrontations, on the other hand, they supported, armed and trained Africans, to fight other Africans. ↗

— Omar Bongo

#confrontations #direct #experienced #fight #hand

The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states. ↗

— Omar Bongo

#african #against #aids #armed #caused

When the judges shall be obliged to go armed, it will be time for the courts to be closed. ↗

— Stephen J. Field

#closed #courts #go #judges #obliged

I play the guitar. This year at the Sundance film festival, I joined the band from 'The Guitar' on stage. We warmed up for Patti Smith, and then the director Michel Gondry got on the drums to play some songs from the soundtrack to his film Be Kind Rewind with Mos Def. It was pretty mad. ↗

— Saffron Burrows

#be kind #def #director #drums #festival

A blind bloke walks into a shop with a guide dog. He picks the Dog up and starts swinging it around his head. Alarmed, a shop assistant calls out: 'Can I help, sir?' 'No thanks,' says the blind bloke. 'Just looking.' ↗

— Tommy Cooper

#around #assistant #blind #bloke #calls

Churchill knew the importance of peace, and he also knew the price of it. Churchill finally got his voice, of course. He stressed strategy, but it was his voice that armed England at last with the old-fashioned moral concepts of honor and duty, justice and mercy. ↗

— Suzanne Fields

#armed #churchill #concepts #course #duty

Thank you to all for your prayers and good wishes. It gave me the strength to persevere and warmed my heart. ↗

— Steven Cojocaru

#good #good wishes #heart #me #persevere

My father went into the armed service and I never saw my mother - I don't know what happened to her. ↗

— Gregory Corso

#father #happened #her #i #into

If you hear, day after day, liberals are rooting against armed forces, that is eventually going to have an effect on soldiers and troops who are actually going to believe that and it's wrong. It's just wrong. ↗

— Al Franken

#after #against #armed #armed forces #believe