#ups

We had a couple of minor coups that made a big difference. We snared away from a competitor a correspondent already on the ground in Afghanistan. That was an enormous help to us, because there we were. ↗

— Brit Hume

#already #away #because #big #big difference

A lot of Democrats are not that upset with Howard Dean. Howard Dean gets out here and he says these inflammatory things, and he doesn't apologize. He doesn't back down a little bit. ↗

— Gwen Ifill

#back #bit #dean #democrats #down

I exercise three to four times a week, doing the Tracy Anderson Method, which involves toning and strengthening our small muscle groups. ↗

— Natalie Imbruglia

#doing #exercise #four #groups #i

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#groups #individuals #insanity #nations #parties

McChrystal never should have been hired for this job given the outrageous cover-up he participated in after the friendly fire death of Pat Tillman. He was lucky to keep the job after his 'Seven Days in May' stunt in London last year when he openly lobbied and undercut the president on the surge. But with the latest sassing, and the continued Sisyphean nature of the surge he urged, McChrystal should offer his resignation. He should try subordination for a change. ↗

— Maureen Dowd

#friendly-fire #insubordination #london #obama #pat-tillman

More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result. ↗

— Damon Albarn

#cultural #getting #groups #interesting #more

Owing to the fact that leaders in the women's groups made a point of serving on the jury here whenever they were called, we have always had an unusually high type of women represented on the jury. ↗

— Florence E. Allen

#called #fact #groups #had #here

I always take working out seriously, but before a shoot I do extra sit ups and squats. I also eat more vegetables and drink a ton of water, because it really helps my skin glow. ↗

— Lily Aldridge

#always #because #before #drink #eat

Intellectuals, academics, writers and poets were an important force in the early groups of volunteers. They had the means to get to Spain and were accustomed to travelling, whereas very few workers had left British shores. ↗

— Bill Alexander

#accustomed #british #early #few #force

My life is about ups and downs, great joys and great losses. ↗

— Isabel Allende

#downs #great #joys #life #losses