One of these grand defects, as I humbly conceive, is this, that children are habituated to learning without understanding.
There are two rules for achieving anything. Rule No. 1: Get started. Rule No. 2: Keep going.
May God have mercy on my soul for the deaths on my name and for the treachery I committed. Betrayal of God and country, what a sad and horrible thing it is.
So the reason that the Bay of Pigs failed was that the original promise made by Eisenhower was not kept by the subsequent Administration. It allowed hostile air to wipe out the approaching invasion force.
My name is E. Howard Hunt. I'm currently retired from more than 22 years in the profession of espionage.
So you're quite right that when. . . as the Cold War grew and expanded out of Europe, we ourselves had to take refuge behind the shield of the Monroe Doctrine.
No one is entitled to the truth.
A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself.
Over my dead body, I thought. Yes, even immortals use that phrase. It has extra oomph for us.
I accept that keeping in shape doesn't come naturally, so I work hard. I hit the gym every day: Pilates, yoga, weights. I used to love wine but I've stopped drinking. I quit smoking and I'll never start again.
How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em.