Quintin Jardine Quotes

For every hero, there has to be a fall guy, and the greater the triumph on one hand, the greater the humiliation on the other.

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• Singles, whatever. But selling a million albums feels like an impossible thing to do.

  

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• There's an unintended consequence when it comes to drone attacks in Yemen. Yeah, you take out the al-Qaida stronghold, but you also wipe out the other half of the block. That makes Yemenis against the United States for the rest of their lives and all their descendants.

  

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• I think that when Americans go to vote, states should not list what party the candidates are affiliated with. That would require voters to actually think and get to know a candidate instead of voting for their favorite gang. 'Oh, this guy is a Republican, so he must be good.'

  

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• For every hero, there has to be a fall guy, and the greater the triumph on one hand, the greater the humiliation on the other.

  

  Quintin Jardine
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