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• Jesus expressed intense anger toward those who where immoral, such as the self-righteous Pharisees, but he never suggested that they were demonized. Toward the demonized, however, he never expressed anger; rather he exhibited only compassion. As Langton notes, "Pity rather than anger characterizes the attitude of Jesus toward the possessed...He treats them as if they were the victims of an involuntary possession." Indeed, he treats them as though they are casualties of war. For, in his view, this is precisely what they are.

  Gregory A. Boyd

  Jesus, Attitude, War

  Gregory A. Boyd (2014). “God at War: The Bible & Spiritual Conflict”, p.199, InterVarsity Press

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• Hitler at the end thought that he himself was one more casualty in the war.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  War, Ends

  "The Round Table: Fiction, Biography And The Use Of Power". Interview with Daniel Stern and Barbara Stone, www.robertcaro.com.

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• Nothing is easy in war. Mistakes are always paid for in casualties and troops are quick to sense any blunder made by their commanders.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  War, Mistake, Troops

  Dwight D. Eisenhower (1948). “Crusade in Europe”

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• Don't take the casual approach to life. Casualness leads to casualties. Seek out the mentors that you need that will lead you to greatness in your field. If you're not willing to learn from others, who are you willing to learn from?

  Jim Rohn

  Greatness, Mentor, Needs

  Source: becomeanonlinetutor.com

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• Kids, they are always hurting themselves. It's like, "Quick, get me to casualty quick!" while your doing something important like sitting down picking your ear.

  Dylan Moran

  Funny, Hurt, Humor

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• It is sometimes said that one of the casualties of the general suspicion and mistrust that permeated the old Soviet Union was that the distinction between truth and other motivations to believe tended to break down. Upon hearing a purported piece of information, the reaction was not 'Is this true?' but 'Why is this person saying this? - What machinations or manipulations are going on here?' The question of truth did not, as it were, have the social space in which it could breath.

  Simon Blackburn

  Motivation, Believe, Space

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• In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion.

  James Reston, Jr.

  Peace, War, Common Sense

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• If you go through life being casual, you will end up a casualty

  Les Brown

  Ends, Casual, Ifs

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• The military's own report says that one-third of deaths and casualties could have been avoided if proper body armor and vehicle armor had been provided from the start of the war.

  John Olver

  Military, War, Armor

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• The misunderstandings - or, what really bothers me are the intentional misrepresentations of the facts, which take place on a fairly regular basis. To think that we, people who are involved in counterterrorism, do not care about civilian casualties or deaths or injuries, is just totally, totally wrong.

  John O. Brennan

  Thinking, People, Care

  "Obama's Drone-Master". Interview with Reid Cherlin, www.gq.com. June 17, 2013.

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• My dad was an actor, and my older sister is an actress, and so I very much remember thinking, "Well, of course I'll do that as well." But I never imagined myself as an actor who would be in films. I always only thought of myself being in a play or a musical and maybe the odd episode of [U.K. '80s TV drama] Casualty. My backup plan was to do something with children, to start a nursery school or work with underprivileged kids. And I still dream of maybe doing that in some way. I've always got children in my house, always.

  Kate Winslet

  Dream, Children, Dad

  Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

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• Sarah Palin and her virtual burqa have me and my friends retching into our handbags. She's such a power-mad, backwater beauty-pageant casualty, it's easy to write her off and make fun of her. But in reality I feel as horrified as a ghetto Jew watching the rise of National Socialism.

  Cintra Wilson

  Fun, Writing, Ghetto

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• I guess what surprised me the most was the discrepancy in casualties: Iraq, one hundred fifty thousand casualties, USA: seventy-nine! Let's go over those numbers again, they're a little baffling at first: Iraq: 150,000, USA: 79. Does that mean we could have won with only 80 guys there? Just one guy in a ticker-tape parade, "I did it! Hey!"

  Bill Hicks

  Mean, Usa, Iraq

  "Bill Hicks: Relentless". Documentary, Comedy, 1992.

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• This is something else that is drilled into us in the military: Make sure you know who your replacement is, in case you become a casualty. So you have to have depth within an organization.

  Colin Powell

  Military, Organization, Depth

  Source: www.egonzehnder.com

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• I don't think it was a patriotic war. I think it was a mistake, a strategic mistake, and I think that the president of the United States wasn't patriotic in going after Saddam Hussein. He simply misled America and cost us casualties and killed and injured America's reputation around the world without valid reason for doing so. It's not patriotic; it's wrong.

  Wesley Clark

  War, Mistake, Patriotic

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• Nuclear terrorism is one of the most serious threats of our time. Even one such attack could inflict mass casualties and create immense suffering and unwanted change in the world forever. This prospect should compel all of us to act to prevent such a catastrophe.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Nuclear Terrorism, Forever, Suffering

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• Of the 664 men who rode into the Valley of Death about 540 eventually got out of it again. By far the highest casualty rate was among the horses. Compared with the Somme or an evening in the Blitz, the Valley of Death was a piece of cake.

  Simon Heffer

  Horse, Men, Cake

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• We should never allow presentation to become a casualty of method.

  Tommy Wonder

  Magic, Should, Method

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• Nuclear terrorism is still often treated as science fiction. I wish it were. But unfortunately we live in a world of excess hazardous materials and abundant technological know-how, in which some terrorists clearly state their intention to inflict catastrophic casualties. Were such an attack to occur, it would not only cause widespread death and destruction, but would stagger the world economy... [creating] a second death toll throughout the developing world.

  Kofi Annan

  Nuclear Terrorism, Creating, Wish

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• ...99% of the casualties linked to climate change occur in developing countries. Worst hit are the world's poorest groups. While climate change will increasingly affect wealthy countries, the brunt of the impact is being borne by the poor, whose plight simply receives less attention.

  Rajendra K. Pachauri

  Country, Impact, World

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• Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.

  Ai Weiwei

  Country, People, Political

  "Our Duty Is to Remember Sichuan". www.theguardian.com. May 25, 2009.

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• Like secondhand smoke, the leakage of emotions can make a bystander an innocent casualty of someone else's toxic state.

  Daniel Goleman

  Bystanders, Toxic, Emotion

  Daniel Goleman (2011). “Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships”, p.14, Random House

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• In war, truth is often the first casualty.

  Winston Churchill

  War, Interesting, Firsts

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• I urge individuals around the world to stand up, and ask local leaders, if they haven't already, to pledge to purchase cleaner cars, build green facilities, and buy green power like wind or solar energy. Our actions may determine if we become a casualty in the war for a habitable planet for generations to come.

  Leonardo DiCaprio

  War, Wind, Car

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• Men, you are in a battle. You are in a war. The stakes of this war and its casualties are higher than a checkmark in the win or loss column. Lives will be lost. Eternities will be shaped. Destinies will either be discovered or dismissed. Dreams will be attained or relinquished.

  Tony Evans

  Dream, War, Loss

  Tony Evans (2012). “Kingdom Man: Every Man's Destiny, Every Woman's Dream”, p.9, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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