He smiled at her. And it hit her like a mallet to the temple, the realization that she was in love with him. Stupidly, dreadfully in love with him. Overnight, she'd become a fool.
How to Achieve The New World Order
It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.
We cannot give Russia veto over deployment of forces on NATO territory. But we have to understand their particular sensitivities, and, therefore, there should be a dialogue on these issues.
Clearly security without values is like a ship without a rudder. But values without security are like a rudder without a ship.
Superstars strive for approbation; heroes walk alone. Superstars crave consensus; heroes define themselves by the judgment of a future they see it as their task to bring about. Superstars seek success in a technique for eliciting support; heroes pursue success as the outgrowth of inner values.
America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests
Under normal circumstances, you inviting me to the bedroom would be the highlight of my day.
In fact, the libertarian would reason that the fact that human nature is a mixture of both good and evil provides its own particular argument in his favor. For if man is such a mixture, then the best societal framework is surely one in which evil is discouraged and the good encouraged. The libertarian maintains that the existence of the State apparatus provides a ready, swift channel for the exercise of evil, since the rulers of the State are thereby legitimated and can wield compulsion in ways that no one else is permitted to do.
Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
McDonald's is a people business, and that smile on that counter girl's face when she takes your order is a vital part of our image.