#war

President Bush's war on Iraq is viewed broadly in Islamic communities as an attack on Islam, and thus the President has alienated a large part of one fifth of the world's population. ↗

— John Olver

#attack #broadly #bush #communities #fifth

As a scientist, my attention became totally focused on global warming some 15 years ago by the elegant and powerful measurements of carbon dioxide trapped in ice cores taken as much as 2 miles deep from the great East Antarctica ice sheet. ↗

— John Olver

#antarctica #attention #became #carbon #carbon dioxide

As this body of knowledge has evolved, a much more critical job for researchers and scientists has evolved into explaining and educating policy makers and the public to the risks of global warming and the possible consequences of action or of no action. ↗

— John Olver

#body #consequences #critical #educating #evolved

The military's own report says that one-third of deaths and casualties could have been avoided if proper body armor and vehicle armor had been provided from the start of the war. ↗

— John Olver

#avoided #been #body #casualties #could

Honestly, I feel like I spent the last 10 years just trying to work, just get my hands on the best material I could. I'd like to say that it was quite calculated and genius, my ability to take one step forward and two steps back. ↗

— Timothy Olyphant

#back #best #calculated #could #feel

Sometimes, people aren't as consciously aware of their decisions as they should be. ↗

— Timothy Olyphant

#consciously #decisions #people #should #sometimes

That's Anil's path. She grows up in Sri Lanka, goes and gets educated abroad, and through fate or chance gets brought back by the Human Rights Commission to investigate war crimes. ↗

— Michael Ondaatje

#back #brought #chance #commission #crimes

War is over if you want it. ↗

— Yoko Ono

#want #war #you

The worst thing is when a guy just looks awkward. It's not attractive. ↗

— Rita Ora

#awkward #guy #just #looks #thing

The chance to be seen as a warm, witty guy is too good an opportunity for a politician to miss. ↗

— Robert Orben

#good #guy #miss #opportunity #politician