Chalmers Johnson Quotes
The term blowback, which officials of the Central Intelligent Agency first invented for their own internal use, . . . refers to the unintended consequences of policies that were kept secret from the American people. What the daily press reports as the malign act of terrorists or drug lords or rogue states or illegal arms merchants often turn out to be blowback from earlier American operations.
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Secret families are really the bedrock issue of Western literature.
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I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.
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A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.
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The term 'hero' irritates me greatly.
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The term 'demilitarized Palestinian state' is an oxymoron.
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Music's always been really cathartic. It's the best drug for me to get away from the everyday pressures just for a second via a good song.
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'Lord of the Rings' was about saving the world, big time, big duties.
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My secret with kale is to add lots of sweet or sharp flavours to offset some of that grassy intensity.
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Oh Lord, give me chastity, but do not give it yet.
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There is nothing in ANC policy which calls for attacks on civilians in supermarkets, schools, and cinemas unless these are regarded as military installations.
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No one can keep a secret better than a child.
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By bringing about a rational drug policy, we'd be freeing up a lot of resources for real crime. Drug disputes would get played out with courts rather than with guns. So it would make this country a much better place overnight.
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Addictions come from shortages in infancy. People try to compensate this way. Alcoholism is generally produced from a shortage in mother's milk. And heroin addiction is usually due to a lack of being, the absence of recognition; the drug fills the emptiness of not being loved.
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The President's budget pays for only six months of the war in Iraq and completely overlooks the transition costs of Social Security reform. The Administration always lied about the cost of the Medicare drug bill.
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I want to see somebody go to jail over the financial crisis and not just black, brown and poor whites over humbles and minor drug beefs.
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Low-income seniors who choose to enroll in a drug discount plan will receive $600 of Federal assistance in 2004 and 2005 to further defray the costs of their medications.
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When a company is fairly certain of a profit margin that is substantial, it can assume responsibility for the clinical trials to develop a blockbuster drug.
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There is actually quite a lot of crossover between the quacks and drug companies. They use the same tricks and tactics to bamboozle people into buying their pills, but drug firms can afford to use slightly more sophisticated versions.
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but sometimes optimism is the only drug that works. But it’s sadly temporary in its effects.
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Secret courts require great faith that the Justice Department - and future Justice Departments - will act with integrity.
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Gay guys love women who are tough, who are survivors. They always call me a diva. And I am a survivor; I've pulled through everything and I've not become bitter about it.
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There is one subject in religion, about which you can never know too much. That subject is Jesus Christ the Lord.
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She herself had certainly never been more alive. She felt electric. She would not have been surprised if sparks had come crackling out of the tips of her sober gloves.
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The term blowback, which officials of the Central Intelligent Agency first invented for their own internal use, . . . refers to the unintended consequences of policies that were kept secret from the American people. What the daily press reports as the malign act of terrorists or drug lords or rogue states or illegal arms merchants often turn out to be blowback from earlier American operations.
