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If theres ever an example that military power alone cannot be succ

If theres ever an example that military power alone cannot be successful in Afghanistan, I think it was the Soviet experience. – Robert M. Gates

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You watch a hockey game, and the hand-eye coordination and the speed is really miraculous how those guys track the puck alone, just following it with their eyes. – Liev Schreiber

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In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone but sometimes it is a great relief. – John Barrymore

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We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together. – Jean de la Bruyere

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Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent, and implies a need and a craving in the teacher himself. – John Jay Chapman

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