George W. Casey, Jr. quotes

We've looked for the constitution to be a national pact, and the perception now is that it's not.
-- George W. Casey, Jr.

#Perception #Constitution #Pact

Increased coalition presence feeds the notion of occupation. It contributes to the dependency of Iraqi security forces on the coalition, ... It extends the amount of time that it will take for Iraqi security forces to become self-reliant. And it exposes more coalition forces to attacks.
-- George W. Casey, Jr.

#Self #Occupation #Force

The body is imaginary, and we bow to the tyranny of a phantom. Love is a privilege perception, the most total and lucid not only of the unreality of the world but of our own unreality: not only do we traverse a realm of shadows; but ourselves are shadows.

The clear-sighted do not rule the world, but they sustain and console it.

Your beliefs and perceptions determine the boudaries of your world.

In fact, even the perception of a resurgence in crime can be enough to paralyze business momentum and destroy the sense of security that a vibrant and progressive city requires.

Because our entire universe is made up of consciousness, we never really experience the universe directly we just experience our consciousness of the universe, our perception of it, so right, our only universe is perception.

It is entirely possible that behind the perception of our senses, worlds are hidden of which we are unaware.

The powers contained in a constitution...ought to be construed liberally in advancement of the public good.

I had the constitution of a missionary.

Well for one, the 13th amendment to the constitution of the US which abolished slavery - did not abolish slavery for those convicted of a crime.

History is a pact between the dead, the living, and the yet unborn.