Sebastian Junger The American military generally counts on a kill ratio of 10 to 1 when fighting lightly armed insurgents: for every dead American, there are probably 10 dead enemy. – Sebastian Junger American Quotes Armed Quotes Counts Quotes Dead Quotes Enemy Quotes Fighting Quotes Insurgents Quotes Kill Quotes Lightly Quotes Military Quotes Ratio Quotes If you shell a military base and happen to kill civilians, you have not committed a war crime; if you deliberately target cities and towns, you have. What is and isn’t justified by military necessity is, naturally, open to interpretation. One of the key concepts, though, is the law of proportionality. A military attack that results in civilian casualties – ‘collateral damage’ – is acceptable as long as the military benefits outweigh the price that is paid by humanity.
Brian Krzanich Hundreds a year are killed inspecting power lines, inspecting gas lines and cellphone towers. They fall. There are helicopter crashes. We can eliminate all that with autonomous drones and artificial intelligence. – Brian Krzanich
Kalidou Koulibaly My parents were migrants and I experienced first hand the challenges they had to overcome. If they hadn’t decided to seek a better life elsewhere, I could never have aspired to become the person I am now. – Kalidou Koulibaly
Shirley JonesSuccess After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. – Shirley Jones
Elizabeth Henstridge I think, as a performer, the biggest challenge is that you want to do a good job, pushing yourself. You want to go the extra mile every time. – Elizabeth Henstridge
Robin McKinley I’ve always been fascinated by the grassroots folktale level of a culture, and as a storyteller, I have to follow what seems to be leading me on. – Robin McKinley
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