8 Quotes by Jim Hooper

What they could tell from an imprint I could barely see was astonishing. “This one old man—short steps,” they’d say, touching the ground with a walking stick; or “This is woman carrying baby;” or “This one Swapo—man with gun walks proud. You see?” “Ah, yes, mm-hmm,” I nodded, seeing nothing I could remotely identify as a footprint.

The problem is the U.S. military is very, very cautious about getting involved militarily in a conflict, in a peacemaking role.

What it comes down to is that pipelines are fragile and failures will occur. The industry has learned to repair as fast as possible.

What it comes down to is that pipelines are fragile and failures will occur, ... The industry has learned to repair as fast as possible.

We are very proud to once again receive special recognition by Mayflower Transit of our high level of performance. It is especially satisfying to have three members of our team recognized as among the best in their profession.

Eventually, the waves get big enough and the Jell-O fails.

They want to be the best armed, best equipped military that doesn't fight, and that is the impression they give sometimes.

And because they have been unwilling to intervene early in the crises in Bosnia and Kosovo, they have ended up having to intervene -- in particular in Kosovo -- in a much greater fashion, a much stronger fashion later on after the crisis has grown, has expanded and the killing has gotten very serious.