Janis Karpinski Quotes

The mission statement was ordered, and it sent the 800th MP Brigade, effective the first of July, up to Baghdad. I joined my brigade to take command at the end of June.

Janis Karpinski

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EndMissionFirstJulyUpTake

I have tested my nerve by reaching a little too closely toward a lengthy alligator on the Gulf Coast and a saucer-sized tarantula in a Houston car park.

Jim Crace

CarHoustonParkLittleAlligator

My second, third and fourth novels were mistakes, essentially.

John Burnside

MistakesSecondThirdNovelsWere

When it comes to global warming, coal is the gorilla in the room.

Jeff Goodell

Global WarmingRoomCoalGlobal

The only thing that preoccupies me is that France has broken down, and we need to start up the engine again - all the way. But not so as to run into a wall.

Jean-Marc Ayrault

BrokenMeStartDownWallRun

Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a communist.

Alvin Dark

HimCommunistWhoPitcherHitAny

There's a fine line between lead actor and supporting actor.

Ron Cephas Jones

ActorLeadLineFineBetween

We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.

Joyce Meyer

RelationshipRelationshipsBecomeOur

What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the ugliness.

Joseph Brodsky

BeautyKingSizeEverythingLike

I am kind of being a little selective in what I do, so it takes a little bit longer, but it's worth it in the end.

Chrissie Fit

I AmEndWorthKindWorth ItLittle

Language is an intrinsic part of who we are and what has, for good or evil, happened to us.

Alice Walker

GoodEvilLanguageUsWhoHappened

No child, through her own will, can pull a mother out of her suffering, and as an adult, I have been very busy.

Sheila Heti

MotherChildSufferingBusyWill

Music is like a really sacred, awesome thing. That first 45 minutes to two hours that you're on stage spending time with music every night is always really great.

Tift Merritt

MusicGreatTimeNightSpending Time

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