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Giulio Douhet Quotes

The one effective method of defending one's own territory from an offensive by air is to destroy the enemy's air power with the greatest possible speed.

Giulio Douhet

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: soldier
Nationality: italian
Birth: May 30, 1869 - February 15, 1930

Topics

Power Speed Enemy Possible Air Own

It's not all fine and dandy, but a smile can go a long way. Show some love, be patient, and this world will be a much better place.

Jimmy Butler

Smile Love World Better Long Place

Chicago is a pretty good town.

Joe Torre

Good Chicago Pretty Town Pretty Good

My first album, 'Get Lifted,' was a hip-hop soul album that had some of its roots in the church, as far as the sonic choices, in the way that I sing and write songs. I have always had that as part of my background and part of my influence when I am making music.

John Legend

Music Soul I Am Roots Choices Way

'Rocky' is a movie that just happens to be about boxing. It's really about characters and story lines and relationships and all those things, and the backdrop is boxing. You can go back and watch the final fight in 'Rocky' a thousand times. If you dig that movie, if you like the characters, you'll watch the whole movie over and over.

Triple H

Fight Story You Back Relationships

I'd say 50 on men is like 33 on women in Hollywood. The standards - it's just the way we do our storytelling. And I hope it will change, because I think it's dumb.

Ron Livingston

Change Women Hope Men Think Dumb

The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it.

Mary Catherine Bateson

Death Ending Story Meaning Timing

Ted Cruz, if he's elected president, the first thing he will do is return Don't Ask Don't Tell and roll back same-sex marriage laws. Which is law - hello - you can't really take it away. It's really terrifying the direction we're going in now.

Martina Navratilova

Marriage Law Direction You Back Now

The emphasis has been on rights, not responsibilities. When it comes to piecing together the fragments of broken lives, we have tended to place the entire burden on the state and its agencies.

Jonathan Sacks

Together Broken Place Burden Rights

Most people respond to my paintings quite generously, but there have been cases where I think people - a few critics in particular - were actually moved by the work but were disturbed by the feelings it evoked, so they attacked it. Some people find the realm of my work quite uncomfortable.

April Gornik

Work People Think Uncomfortable Find

Focus on you - your soul, spirit, blessing people with who you are, and following your heart's passions.

Ally Brooke

Heart Blessing Focus Soul People

When I was 8 years old, my brother was making the noises of the animals I was eating, so I decided to go vegetarian. Then I would give up because I was 8.

Alicia Silverstone

Brother Eating Go Animals Vegetarian

There are a lot of directors out there who are very specific, visual craftsmen, and while I have the utmost respect for that, they don't really communicate with the actors.

Peter Dinklage

Respect Out Visual Who Communicate