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Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror.

Quote by George W. Bush about fear, war

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if...

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened

Quote by Maya Angelou about ideal, man

Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening.

Quote by Maya Angelou about feelings, jealousy, circumstances, food, pleasure, life

I went to dance classes from 9 in the morning until 1, then to school from 3 to 10 at night, always under the threat that if I failed a single course I could forget about dancing.

Quote by Victoria Abril about dance, school, night

America is a friend to the people of Iraq. Our demands are directed only at the regime that enslaves them and threatens us. When these demands are met, the first and greatest benefit will come to Iraqi men, women and children.

Quote by George W. Bush about children, man, people

America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.

Quote by George W. Bush

On September 11 2001, America felt its vulnerability even to threats that gather on the other side of the Earth. We resolved then, and we are resolved today, to confront every threat from any source that could bring sudden terror and suffering to...

Quote by George W. Bush about vulnerability, fear, suffering, earth

We can't allow the world's worst leaders to blackmail, ...

We can't allow the world's worst leaders to blackmail, threaten, hold freedom-loving nations hostage with the world's worst weapons.

Quote by George W. Bush about nation, world

When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble....

When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.

Quote by Barbara Taylor Bradford about woman, man

I say this as a Democrat, for whom the Republican domination of government threatens many values that I hold to be important to America's role as a light among nations. But there are no values that matter to me that will not be gravely endangered...

Quote by Orson Scott about nation, light, war

Nonetheless, it is still popular to assert that all...

Nonetheless, it is still popular to assert that all female criminals are driven by male threat or patriarchal pressure.

Quote by Katherine Dunn about criminals

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself...

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about water, character, fire, fire brigade, man

The Tories come up here and threaten everybody's work, everybody's life force. They just say, We'll just move everything out if you don't come our way.

Quote by Sean Connery about force, police, work, life

I can't go and shoot people in the back of the head because It's a kids' movie, which is actually quite a good test because you haven't got the overt threat of a knife in the face.

Quote by Ralph Fiennes about tests, haven, heads, good, good luck, people, face

I'm sure it is, I'm not for any kind of war, we've been engaged in several wars since the second world war and we lost in Korea, we lost in Vietnam, they are political wars, they have nothing to do with any real threat, nor does this one.

Quote by Larry Hagman about war, real estate, nothing, world

If there is no direct threat why are we invading?

If there is no direct threat why are we invading?

Quote by Dustin Hoffman

When did the future switch from being a promise to a threat.

When did the future switch from being a promise to a threat.

Quote by Chuck Palahniuk about death, promise, future, being

But let me say that just as everyone here understands that the United States has the right to defend itself against terror, wherever that terror may come from, so too the people of Israel have the right to defend themselves against terror wherever...

Quote by George Pataki about nation, fear, rightness, people

Young people are threatened by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural inclination to avoid hard work by promising the immediate satisfaction of every desire.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about work, advertising, use, people

The anguish in London is a vivid reminder of why we cannot relent in taking the steps necessary to defend our homeland from the present terrorist threat.

Quote by Mike Pence about suffering, homeland, present

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