Quote-a-palooza
“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.” —George Washington
“Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy and chivalry.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory. Wisdom comes of such a recognition.” —Miguel de Cervantes
“Learn all you can, but learn to do something, or your learning will be useless and your vision will depart.” —Booker T. Washington
“You can observe a lot just by watching.” —Yogi Berra
“Slowly bleeding our forces by defunding what our commanders think they need to win (the House approach) or rewording the authorization of the use of force so that lawyers decide what operations are to be launched (the Senate approach) is no way to fight a war. It is no way to end a war. It is a way to complicate the war and make it inherently unwinnable—and to shirk the political responsibility for doing so.” —Charles Krauthammer
“So far, candidates have told us very little about where they think the world is headed and what we should do about it. And they’ve shown us little to indicate that they’ve thought seriously about governance and long-term problems like Social Security and Medicare.” —George Will
“A primary job of the federal government is to unify Americans. Besides being our native tongue, English is the language of commerce worldwide. Every student should be able to speak it fluently. That’s the only way to ensure that no child gets left behind.” —Ed Feulner
Jay Leno: The state of Virginia’s General Assembly has passed a resolution apologizing for slavery. Not a moment too soon. It’s good to nip these things in the bud before any hard feelings develop. ... Speaking of that, according to a new report by genealogists, Al Sharpton’s ancestors were slaves once owned by Strom Thurmond’s relatives. And now Al Sharpton wants a DNA test to see if they are related. And somehow you know this is going to end up that Strom is the father of Anna Nicole’s baby. You know that’s going to happen.