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“What we did in Iraq was exactly the right thing to do. If I had it to recommend all over again, I would recommend exactly the same course of action.”

Quote by Dick Cheney

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Former Vice President of the United States, born on January 30, 1941. He served as Vice President under President George W. Bush and was involved in many domestic and foreign policy decisions. more

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“I think we may well have some kind of presence there over a period of time... The level of activity that we see today from a military standpoint, I think, will clearly decline. I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency.”

Ifs Thinking Wells Kind May Today Lasts Levels Military Periods Activity Decline Standpoint Insurgency

Author:Dick Cheney

“[In response to the question "Do you think that you underestimated the insurgency's strength?"] I think so. I guess if I look back on it now, I don't think anybody anticipated the level of violence that we've encountered.”

Ifs Thinking Looks Levels Violence Response Underestimated Insurgency

Author:Dick Cheney

“I believe in the time when we shall be able to create works of art in the Theatre without the use of the written play, without the use of actors.”

Believe Art Play Use Able Actors I Believe Written Creating I Believe In Theatre Works Of Art Playwriting

Book:On the Art of the Theatre

Source: On the Art of the Theatre

“When people listen to my music, I hope that they will notice that if you take a piece by a composer like Schubert, the major and the minor triad is an extermely important thing not merely as harmony, but in creating melodic lines. Schubert is always walking up and down with arpeggios on C, E, G and so forth. I am not doing anything different really, except using a different system of harmony.”

People Ifs Important Different Lines Pieces Walking Creating Majors Harmony Important Things Composer Minors Up And Down Schubert Triads

Author:Elliott Carter

“I was always being creative. I could never have played a defensive role because I would have been forced to destroy the other player's creativity.”

Has Beens Roles Creativity Creative Player Be Creative

Author:Eric Cantona

“The ultimate aim of the modern movement in biology is in fact to explain all biology in terms of physics and chemistry.”

Facts Term Modern Movement Ultimate Aim Physics Biology Chemistry

Author:Francis Crick

“At first it was the incomes of corporations, then of rich citizens, then of well-provided widows and opulent workers, and finally the wealth of housemaids and the tips of waitresses. This is all in line with the ability to pay doctrine. The poor, simply because there are more of them, have more ability to pay than the rich.”

Firsts Wells Lines Wealth Ability Poor Pay Rich Citizens Workers Income Doctrine Corporations Widows Waitress Housemaids

Book:Income Tax: Root of All Evil

Source: Income Tax: Root of All Evil

“Increasing the power of the state in response to the Soviet menace would not defeat socialism in Russia but bring it to the United States.”

States United United States Response Defeat Russia Socialism Soviet Menace

Author:Frank Chodorov

“A false conclusion once arrived at and widely accepted is not easily dislodged and the less it is understood the more tenaciously it is held.”

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Author:Georg Cantor

“Had Mittag-Leffler had his way, I should have to wait until the year 1984, which to me seemed too great a demand!”

Way Should Years Waiting Demand Should Have

Author:Georg Cantor