Prespecified Or Pre Specified Quotes & Sayings

It's all right, she said in a voice which would have calmed the Big Bang down. — Douglas Adams

Children always turn towards the light. Oh that grown-up people in this world became like little children! — Julius Charles Hare

Leadership is about calling people to do things beyond themselves. — David Gergen

Going up the mast is one of the most dangerous things you can do as a solo sailor. — Abby Sunderland

Oh, so it was a lifesaving kiss."
"Well, if you want to put it that way ... "
Arrogant jackass. "Do me a favor: next time you think my life needs saving, just let me die. I'd really prefer it."
He laughed.
She shook her head. "I'm going to the front with the boys. Don't follow me. You and your paramedic kisses need time to cool off. — Ilona Andrews

science fiction is literary fiction with the lid blown off — Robin Winter

I think that the worst form of naivete can be extreme cynicism. If you think that nobody comes to Washington to do any good whatsoever, that is almost as bad as being starry-eyed and thinking that they are all here to advance democracy. — Thomas Mallon

When I have spare time, I catch up on things I've had to postpone due to lack of time. — Steve Wozniak

This mixture of political and geographical considerations compounded Saddam's failure to grasp the operational requirements of such a campaign. Rather than allowing his forces to advance until their momentum was exhausted, he voluntarily halted their advance within a week of the onset of hostilities and then announced his willingness to negotiate a settlement. This decision not to capitalise on Iraq's early military successes by applying increased pressure had a number of dire consequences which, in turn, led to the reversal of the course of the war. It saved the Iranian army from a decisive defeat and gave Tehran precious time to re-organise and regroup; and it had a devastating impact on the morale of the Iraqi army and hence on its combat performance. Above all, the limited Iraqi invasion did nothing to endanger the revolutionary regime, nor to drive Ayatollah Khomeini towards moderation. — Efraim Karsh