If we had maintained a small, residual force in Iraq, I don't think the Islamic State would have risen to power as it has.


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I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is just a littl...
TOM CRUISE
I go without sleep, I just go hard.
TOM CRUISE
When you have to cope with a lot of problems, you're either going to sink or you're going to...
TOM CRUISE
Football is unconditional love.
TOM BRADY
My favorite meal has always been fried chicken.
TOM WATSON
The dream is to keep surprising yourself, never mind the audience.
TOM HIDDLESTON
Eighteenth-century doctors prescribed sugar pills for nearly everything: heart problems, headache, c...
TOM REISS
Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions.
KIANA TOM
Good things, when short, are twice as good.
TOM STOPPARD
Time is short, life is short, there's a lot to know. So I skip the entertainers in the newspaper...
TOM STOPPARD
The thing that happens remarkably often is that the people who are writing a dissertation believe th...
TOM STOPPARD
I'm offended by things and take pathetic little stands against them.
TOM STOPPARD
My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.
TOM STOPPARD
The text loses its virginity simply by being staged: it's no longer the abstract ideal version; ...
TOM STOPPARD
I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones...
TOM STOPPARD
Any revival in which I am involved is liable to change.
TOM STOPPARD
Hotel rooms inhabit a separate moral universe.
TOM STOPPARD
All your life, you live so close to truth, it becomes a permanent blur in the corner of your eye. An...
TOM STOPPARD
Theatre is a series of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster.
TOM STOPPARD
The whole philosophy of modern times is to dissolve distinctions between individuals and deal with t...
TOM STOPPARD
For me, human rights simply endorse a view of life and a set of moral values that are perfectly clea...
TOM STOPPARD
Every exit is an entry somewhere else.
TOM STOPPARD
Procrastination is probably my worst habit out of many. Especially when it comes to paperwork.
TOM CONTI
I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quart...
TOM CRUISE
Mentally, the only players who survive in the pros are the ones able to manage all their responsibil...
TOM BRADY
Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brushing your teeth is the hardest part of the day - it all...
TOM BRADY
Every man should know, if you're comfortable and you like it, you should do it. Everyone always ...
TOM BRADY
The only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional football player.
TOM BRADY
I'm never going to be fast, and nobody will ever mistake me for being fast.
TOM BRADY
So many guys are so conservative with their hair, and I always joke with all my buddies when they me...
TOM BRADY
If I have something to say, I want it to be meaningful.
TOM BRADY
My job is to play quarterback, and I'm going to do that the best way I know how, because I owe t...
TOM BRADY
There's not much time to unwind, but you know what, it's because I love what I do. I look fo...
TOM BRADY
I think the great part about what I do is that there's a scoreboard. At the end of every week, y...
TOM BRADY
I don't think any country is perfect. It's our responsibility to do the best we can do to ch...
TOM BRADY
You have to believe in your process. You have to believe in the things that you are doing to help th...
TOM BRADY
The true competitors, though, are the ones who always play to win.
TOM BRADY
When you're one of the leaders of the team, there are no days off.
TOM BRADY
I was the kid that was the 199th pick that never had the body for it. People didn't think I'...
TOM BRADY
Geometric shapes hold an energy pattern, and scientists did some experiments which say certain geome...
TOM DELONGE
I just love working hard. I love being part of a team; I love working toward a common goal.
TOM BRADY