#clear

There is a difference between a military mission and the aspiration for the long-term plans for the country. What we want is a stable enough Afghanistan, able to look after its own security so we can leave without the fear of it imploding... But let's be clear - it's not going to be perfect. ↗

— Liam Fox

#afghanistan #after #aspiration #between #clear

Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of perfect love. ↗

— Lucinda Franks

#adoration #ancient #baby #bethlehem #brilliant

Nuclear weapons offer us nothing but a balance of terror, and a balance of terror is still terror. ↗

— George Wald

#nothing #nuclear #nuclear weapons #offer #still

To nourish children and raise them against odds is in any time, any place, is more valuable than to fix bolts in cars or design nuclear weapons. ↗

— Marilyn French

#any #bolts #cars #children #design

Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear. ↗

— James Thurber

#clear #comedy #done #edge #famous

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods. ↗

— Margaret Fuller

#being #clear #falsehoods #force #human

It was clear to me that the forms of consciousness of our inherited and acquired historical education - aesthetic consciousness and historical consciousness - presented alienated forms of our true historical being. ↗

— Hans-Georg Gadamer

#aesthetic #alienated #being #clear #consciousness

The idea that the growing demand for energy worldwide can be met with energy from nuclear power is nonsense. ↗

— Sigmar Gabriel

#energy #growing #idea #met #nonsense

Having worked for him in the nuclear weapons policy business, I can tell you that President Reagan was committed to assuring the effectiveness of our nuclear deterrent. ↗

— Frank Gaffney

#business #committed #deterrent #effectiveness #having

Our bodies communicate to us clearly and specifically, if we are willing to listen to them. ↗

— Shakti Gawain

#clearly #communicate #listen #our #specifically