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“Principle is OK up to a certain point, but principle doesn't do any good if you lose.”

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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

“America has shown we are serious about removing the threat of weapons of mass destruction... We now know that Saddam Hussein had the capacity to produce weapons of mass destruction.... We know he had the necessary infrastructure because we found the labs and the dual-use facilities that could be used for these chemical and biological agents. We know that he was developing the delivery systems - ballistic missiles - that had been prohibited by the United Nations.”

“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.”

Ifs Action Courses Iraq Things To Do Right Thing

Author:Dick Cheney

“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

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