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Thursday, March 20, 2003

"It would be very dramatic, wouldn't it?"
- Annette Bening (b. 1958), American actress: about being a best actress nominee while her fourth child was due at the time of the Academy Awards, on the possibility of going into labor during the presentation, March 2000.

"I know we need the military. I know that without them, America has enemies who'd be down on us like Luciano Pavarotti on a ballpark frank."
- Dennis Miller (b. 1953), American standup comedian, actor and talk show host: 'The Armed Forces' from "Ranting Again", 1998.

�Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.�
- George Washington (1732 � 1799), American general, statesman and First President: letter of instructions to the Captains of the Virginia Regiments, 1759.

�A standing army is like a standing member: an excellent assurance of domestic tranquility but a dangerous temptation to foreign adventure.�
- Elbridge Gerry (1744 � 1814), American Vice-President: �Soundbites� in �The Observer� (London), 1998.



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