#ops

Every citizen who stops smoking, or loses a few pounds, or starts managing his chronic disease with real diligence, is caulking a crack for the benefit of us all. ↗

— Mitch Daniels

#chronic #citizen #crack #diligence #disease

An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it from getting boring... I ought to know. ↗

— Bette Davis

#affair #boring #getting #good #i

In addition to a timeline, I have proposed that U.S. troops be removed from front line combat positions in Iraqi cities and towns, turning over daily security patrols, interactions with citizens, and any offensive security actions to the Iraqis themselves. ↗

— Peter DeFazio

#addition #any #cities #citizens #combat

I believe that the issue of mental health services for our troops deploying or returning from combat is one that demands the attention of this body, if only for a few minutes today. ↗

— Rosa DeLauro

#believe #body #combat #demands #deploying

The southward advance of native African farmers with Central African crops halted in Natal, beyond which Central African crops couldn't grow - with enormous consequences for the recent history of South Africa. ↗

— Jared Diamond

#africa #african #beyond #central #consequences

You can't plan to write a great song. It just happens to you. It drops in your lap. It's the same thing with a woman. ↗

— Neil Diamond

#great #happens #just #lap #plan

The terrorists know what is at stake, which is why they are pulling out all the stops to derail our efforts. They understand that a free and democratic Iraq is a serious blow to their interests. ↗

— Elizabeth Dole

#democratic #democratic iraq #derail #efforts #free

Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#complaints #first #justice #obey #stops

There's a lot of bands that get to a certain level, and it just stops. They scrap it. Compare this to, say, The Rolling Stones or The Who, where they just continued on forever and are still playing, or they quit after 20 years. ↗

— Eddie Vedder

#bands #certain #certain level #compare #continued

In the domain of cops and robbers, an interdiction serves to structure a black market and a shadow economy. ↗

— William Irwin Thompson

#cops #domain #economy #market #robbers