Allies Quotes - Page 33

• Words can be powerful allies. Or enemies

  Yasmine Galenorn

  Powerful, Enemy

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• I am convinced that those people whom the world considers good and respects are all liars and fakes. I do not trust the world. My only ally is the tagged dissolute. The tagged dissolute. That is the only cross on which I wish to be crucified. Though ten thousand people criticize me, I can throw in their teeth my challenge: Are you not all the more dangerous for being without tags?

  Osamu Dazai

  Liars, People, Fake

  "The Setting Sun".

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• Homophobia and the closet are allies. Like an unhealthy co-dependent relationship they need each other to survive. One plays the victim living in fear and shame while the other plays the persecutor policing what is ‘normal’. The only way to dismantle homophobia is for every gay man and lesbian in the world to come out and live authentic lives. Once they realise how normal we are and see themselves in us….the controversy is over.

  Anthony Venn-Brown

  Gay, Men, Play

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• It is the everlasting disgrace of the Clinton Administration that it has chosen to betray America's heritage as a beacon of freedom, and instead to act as the ally and agent of a police state in retrieving one of its prisoners.

  David Horowitz

  America, Police, Heritage

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• ... liberal intellectualstend to have a classical theory of politics, in which the state has a monopoly of power; hoping thatthose in positions of authority may prove to be enlightened men, wielding power justly, they are natural, if cautious, allies of the "establishment.

  Susan Sontag

  Men, Wielding Power, May

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• Writers are encouraged to "keep 'em laughing" and complain "with good humor" in order to "win" allies. The joke is always on ourselves.

  Alice Childress

  Winning, Order, Laughing

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• Our strategy is how we cope--how we measure and weigh what is to be said and when, what is to be done and how, and to whom and towhom and to whom, daily deciding/risking who it is we can call an ally, call a friend (whatever that person's skin, sex or sexuality). We are women without a line. We are women who contradict each other.

  Cherrie Moraga

  Sex, Diversity, Skins

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• There is nothing in the world I hold in greater horror than to see a body moving against its head: and I shall be very careful notto ally myself with such a monster.

  Elizabeth I

  Moving, Monsters, World

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• A healthier, less impoverished planet is good for all of us. From an economic standpoint, it allows people to contribute more to the marketplace and lead productive lives. U.S. foreign assistance opens new markets to U.S. goods and services and creates new trading partners and allies.

  Mike Huckabee

  Productive Life, People, Poverty

  "Why foreign aid still makes sense" by Mike Huckabee and Blanche Lincoln, www.politico.com. October 22, 2012.

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• In the battle for preserving sound social and moral norms, many religious institutions can no longer be counted as allies.

  William Bennett

  Christian, Religious, Battle

  William John Bennett (1994). “The De-valuing of America: The Fight for Our Culture and Our Children”, p.224, Simon and Schuster

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• Why is Netanyahu pushing war? Among several reasons, demonizing Iran reduces pressure on Israel to negotiate seriously with the Palestinians. Many Israelis prefer building Jewish settlements on Palestinians' land instead. Moreover, Israel's rulers oppose any development-such as an Iranian-U.S. detente-that could diminish Israel's U.S.-financed hegemony in the region. War with Iran would be a catastrophe all around. Netanyahu and his hawkish American allies-the same people who gave us the disastrous Iraq war and ISIS-must be repudiated.

  Sheldon Richman

  War, Isis, Iran

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• What are the characters that I discern most clearly in the so-called Anglo-Saxon type of man? I may answer at once that two stickout above all others. One is his curious and apparently incurable incompetence--his congenital inability to do any difficult thing easily and well, whether it be isolating a bacillus or writing a sonata. The other is his astounding susceptibility to fears and alarms--in short, his hereditary cowardice.... There is no record in history of any Anglo-Saxon nation entering upon any great war without allies.

  H. L. Mencken

  War, Writing, Character

  H.L. Mencken (2012). “Mencken Chrestomathy”, p.173, Vintage

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• We have no stronger ally anywhere in the world than Israel.

  John Boehner

  Israel, Stronger, World

  "Netanyahu, Obama meet at White House". www.cnn.com. March 24, 2010.

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• When we uphold the rule of law, our counterterrorism tools are more likely to withstand the scrutiny of our courts, our allies, and the American people.

  John O. Brennan

  Law, People, Tools

  "Strengthening our Security by Adhering to our Values and Laws". John O. Brennan's Speech at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. September 16, 2011.

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• Japan is an important ally of ours. Japan and the United States of the Western industrialized capacity, 60 percent of the GNP, two countries. That's a statement in and of itself.

  Dan Quayle

  Country, Japan, Two

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• The United States, for a French citizen, is a friend, an ally, to whom we owe, along with most Europeans, our freedom.

  Jean-Pierre Raffarin

  United States, Citizens, States

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• Nato allies have been looking at various missile-defence options for some time. Nato itself is developing protections for our deployed troops.

  Anders Fogh Rasmussen

  Troops, Protection, Defence

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery is a threat to both the Nato allies and Russia.

  Anders Fogh Rasmussen

  Mean, Russia, Mass Destruction

  "The case for western missile defence" by Anders Fogh Rasmussen, www.theguardian.com. March 31, 2010.

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• There's a better way to speak out against President Putin and call out his bigotry for exactly what it is: speaking up for equal rights and educating people around the world about the persistence of homophobia. Rather than boycott, I, along with several amazing organizations including Athlete Ally and All Out, plan to use the Sochi Games as a teachable moment for the world.

  Greg Louganis

  Athlete, Gay, Persistence

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• Man, the creature who knows he must die, who has dreams larger than his destiny, who is forever working a confidence trick on himself, needs an ally. Mine has been tobacco.

  J. B. Priestley

  Dream, Destiny, Men

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• Ever since I became NATO Secretary General, I have emphasised the need for enhanced political dialogue among the Allies. And I am glad that, over the last few years, we've had more regular, and increasingly constructive, political discussions in NATO on a wider range of issues.

  Jaap de Hoop Scheffer

  Communication, Years, Issues

  Speech at NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Madeira, www.nato.int. May 25, 2007.

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• On dispersive ground, therefore, fight not. On facile ground, halt not. On contentious ground, attack not. On open ground, do not try to block the enemy's way. On the ground of intersecting highways, join hands with your allies. On serious ground, gather in plunder. In difficult ground, keep steadily on the march. On hemmed-in ground, resort to stratagem. On desperate ground, fight.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Block, Military

  Sun Tzu (2012). “The Art of War (The Classic Lionel Giles Translation)”, p.29, e-artnow

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• A victorious and powerful ally is but another name for a master.

  James Madison

  Powerful, Government, Names

  Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (1852). “The Federalist: On the New Constitution, Written in 1788”, p.83

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• I'm not trying to ally myself with the rock stars of the universe.

  Sylvie Simmons

  Stars, Rocks, Trying

  Source: thequietus.com

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• As president, I will stand up to the great human rights tests of our time - in China, Russia, and the Middle East. We must send a signal to our allies and adversaries that America is back in the leadership business.

  Carly Fiorina

  Russia, Rights, America

  "Carly Fiorina Answers 12 Christian Post Questions for Every Presidential Candidate". Interview with Napp Nazworth, www.christianpost.com. January 4, 2016.

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