Tanks quotes
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"My family left Afghanistan in 1976, well before the Communist coup and the Soviet invasion. We certainly thought we would be going back. But when we saw those Soviet tanks rolling into Afghanistan, the prospect for return looked very dim. Few of us, I have to say, envisioned that nearly a quarter century of bloodletting would follow."
"The grass is always greener over the septic tank."
"And the Hippos were boiled in their tanks!"
"Seriously, don't even get me started on my hot bod. You don't want to see me naked, Dave. Seeing me naked actually took Hazel Grace's breath away,' he said, nodding toward the oxygen tank."
"As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty of fuel in the tank, and take frequent rest stops."
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"Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the mist, an echo half-heard."
"When you borrow a man's car, always return it with a tank of gas."
"99.99% of all castles in America are located in fish tanks."
"They were two superior eels at the bottom of the tank and they recognized each other like italics."
"If everyone could see the image of God in his neighbor, do you think we should still need tanks and generals?"
"No toys in the fish tank"
"Isn't a policy of conventional weapons, with the terrible bombs raining down, with the missiles, with the aircraft, with the submarines, with the torpedoes, with the tanks, with chemical weapons - isn't that based on the possibility of threat?"
"Got my tank top top down, it probably ain't summer but I ride like that cause I'm hotter than the others."
"Happiness is a tiger in your tank and a pussycat in your back seat."
"I don't need a tank top to be a wife beater"
"The rifle and handgun are 'equalizers' -- the weapons of a democracy. Tanks and bombers represent dictatorship."
"The anger in the Brigade against those who fought the Republic in the rear was sharpened by reports of weapons, even tanks, being kept from the front and hidden for treacherous purposes."
"Duhhhhhhh, tanks, Buttercup."
"She had always known that all lives are in common, rejoicing in her kinship to the fish in the tanks of her laboratories, seeking the experience of existences outside the human boundary."
"When you're six, most of your Bingo balls are still floating around in the draw-tank."
"You know how much money the oil companies have? If you need some gas, just go fill your tank off and drive off - they're not going to miss it."
"Tank's a fantastic human being, as far as fighting's concerned."
"Again, with two small children it's incredibly hard to commit yourself to anything because you're just getting interested in it and someone comes along and goes I want Thomas The Tank Engine on, and screams the place down until you put it on."
"The Graveyard of the Atlantic exhibit reflects the aquarium's proximity to the state's Outer Banks, where thousands of ships have run aground over the centuries. Divers in the exhibit carry on a conversation with visitors outside the tank."
"The other American divisions on our flanks managed to pull out: We were obliged to stay and fight. Bayonets aren't much good against tanks."
