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Occasions do not make a man either strong or weak but they show what he is. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

#make #man #occasions #show #strong

In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but by the civilian leadership of the war effort. ↗

— Bill Kristol

#any #case #civilian #decisions #effort

I'm almost six feet tall and have a deep voice. People never knew how to cast me. ↗

— Kristanna Loken

#cast #deep #feet #how #i

There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly life need in no way occasion surprise. ↗

— William James

#between #companionship #joyousness #life #need

Actors get pigeonholed very quickly, particularly movie actors. In the theater, one is more used to casting people against type and trusting that their talent and skill will get them through. ↗

— Sam Mendes

#casting #get #more #movie #movie actors

My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness. ↗

— Michelangelo

#find #heaven #loveliness #my soul #soul

I've talked to law enforcement officials at the state and local level who say that violence against women is going up. In any case, we think that it's an important issue whether it's going up or not. And we are determined to stop it. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#any #case #determined #enforcement #going

I was not naturally intellectual, but somebody whose interest had to be whetted, still the case sadly. ↗

— Jeremy Irons

#had #i #intellectual #interest #naturally

Writing a novel is actually searching for victims. As I write I keep looking for casualties. The stories uncover the casualties. ↗

— John Irving

#casualties #i #i write #keep #looking

The American people have a right to know on the rare occasions in which their money is used to invest in private operations, if you will, take bets on capitalism, that is very well vetted, very well thought out and without political interference. ↗

— Darrell Issa

#american people #bets #capitalism #interference #invest