I loved the Army as an institution and loathed every single thing it required me to do. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes army institution loathe
And so, at the age of thirty, I had successively disgraced myself with three fine institutions, each of which had made me free of its full and rich resources, had trained me with skill and patience, and had shown me nothing but forbearance and charity when I failed in trust. Simon Raven agecharitydisgrace share on social
Nobody minded what you did in bed or what you said about God, a very civilized attitude in 1948. Simon Raven attitudebedcivilize Change image and share on social
I didn't write about my mother much in the third year after she died. I was still trying to get my argument straight: When her friends or our relatives wondered why I was still so hard on her, I could really lay out the case for what it had been like to be raised by someone who had loathed herself, her husband, even her own name. Anne Lamott argumentcasedie share on social
In reality, Afghanistan has functioned as a nation-state for more than two centuries, and its army and bureaucracy reach back to the 19th century. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon 19thafghanistanarmy Change image and share on social
If you look at my CV, just about everything I have done has come through a publicly funded institution; it is a career entirely built on that sort of support. Elizabeth Price buildcareerfund Change image and share on social