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War2 quotes
A war regarded as inevitable or even probable, and therefore much prepared for, has a very good chance of eventually being fought. — George F. Kennan · 1977A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader. — Golda Meir · 1970Cold War1 quote
The main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies. — George F. Kennan · 1947Consumerism1 quote
Our whole economy is based on planned obsolescence. — Brooks Stevens · 1960Disaster1 quote
Houston, we've had a problem. — James Lovell · 1970Going to war1 quote
A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader. — Golda Meir · 1970Information overload1 quote
A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention. — Herbert A. Simon · 1971Israel1 quote
We only want that which is given naturally to all peoples of the world, to be masters of our own fate, only of our fate, not of others, and in cooperation, and friendship with others. — Golda Meir · 1946Music1 quote
Why waste money on psychotherapy when you can listen to the B Minor Mass? — Michael Torke · 1990Power of music1 quote
Why waste money on psychotherapy when you can listen to the B Minor Mass? — Michael Torke · 1990Preparing for war1 quote
A war regarded as inevitable or even probable, and therefore much prepared for, has a very good chance of eventually being fought. — George F. Kennan · 1977Self-determination1 quote
We only want that which is given naturally to all peoples of the world, to be masters of our own fate, only of our fate, not of others, and in cooperation, and friendship with others. — Golda Meir · 1946Soviet Union1 quote
The main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies. — George F. Kennan · 1947Space program1 quote
Houston, we've had a problem. — James Lovell · 1970The Holocaust1 quote
Those that perished in Hitler's gas chambers were the last Jews to die without standing up to defend themselves. — Golda Meir · 1967The Jewish people1 quote
Those that perished in Hitler's gas chambers were the last Jews to die without standing up to defend themselves. — Golda Meir · 1967Therapy1 quote
Why waste money on psychotherapy when you can listen to the B Minor Mass? — Michael Torke · 1990