It may almost be a question whether such wisdom as many of us have in our mature years has not come from the dying out of the power of temptation, rather than as the results of thought and resolution. – Anthony Trollope
Well try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower Iraqi security forces to stand up on their own and operate where they can alone. – John Abizaid
Come watch with me the shaft of fire that glows In yonder West: the fair, frail palaces, The fading Alps and archipelagoes, And great cloud-continents of sunset-seas. – Thomas Bailey Aldrich
If you play it straight its funny – the best comedy is always played straight down the middle. The adjustment is understanding from the screenplay that a moment is hilarious. – Tom Hiddleston