“THIS IS THE STORY of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bathrooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Being Muslim has become synonymous with pointed questions, with tension and mistrust, even with conflict. It has become a global phenomenon with… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
“Deep down, I have come to the conclusion that the reason (children) are such a low priority to the great human institutions… — Wess Stafford Copy Share Image
“Sir, you think doubtless that all is for the best in the moral and physical world, and that nothing could be otherwise… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
“The civil machinery which ensured the carrying out of this law, and the military organization which turned numbers of men into battalions… — Richard Rhodes Copy Share Image
“Wars have a way of overriding the days just before them. In the looking back, there is such noise and gravity. But… — Thomas Pynchon Copy Share Image
As an observer, you can clearly see that Western countries are war-weary and don't want to be pulled into new conflicts. They… — Ronald Lauder Copy Share Image
“It's all nonsense. It's only nonsense. I'm not afraid of the rain. I'm not afraid of the rain. Oh, oh, God, I… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
“Asymmetries in hedonic and instrumental consequences can also lead to the formation and maintenance of beliefs that can have more serious consequences,… — Thomas Gilovich Copy Share Image
“Charlotte was used to all the marks of war: the shabbiness of things, bad food, shop queues, posters about the war effort,… — Penelope Farmer Copy Share Image
President Bush bet his presidency-and America's world leadership-on the war in Iraq. Tragically, it looks as though he bit off more than… — Mort Kondracke Copy Share Image
There's one bright spot in the generally gloomy picture know as the Pacific Conflict Zone. According to my calculations, by the year… — John Brunner Copy Share Image
“His feeling of having crashed did not consist of envy, exactly, or even entirely of having outlived himself. It was more like… — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
As a nation we have, over the past seven years, been rebuilding our intelligence with powerful capabilities that many thought we would… — George Tenet Copy Share Image
“And what other kind of man would you want leading you into battle?” he says, reading my Noise. “What other kind of… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as… — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
“...the weather was atrocious. A frightful storm burst upon us. We camped literally in water...To cap our woe, there was no means… — Leonce Patry Copy Share Image
I guess HBO did a giant 'War in the Pacific' mini-series that cost, like, a fortune, and there was a little moment… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
[Malcolm Subban] is probably winning the battle cause we had a couple skates together and I didn't score too much on him.… — P. K. Subban Copy Share Image
Their talk was endless, compulsive, and indulgent, sometimes sounding like the remains of the English language after having been hashed over by… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
“She was going to be okay. I knew she was. She had forever changed my life and I had changed hers. I… — Anna Aquino Copy Share Image
“You do not follow me because I am the strongest. Pax is. You do not follow me because I am the brightest.… — Pierce Brown Copy Share Image
America and the world have been great beneficiaries of the forward presence of the United States Navy around the globe since the… — Robert C. O'Brien Copy Share Image
The systematic, wanton, and long continued agitation of the slavery question, with the actual and threatened aggressions of the Northern States and… — Isham G. Harris Copy Share Image
Do the best. Never afraid of consequences. Remember you have power to face every obstacle. Your strength will make you to win… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
Elections in India are not contests between personalities. They are ultimately battles involving political parties; promises and pledges that political parties make;… — Jairam Ramesh Copy Share Image
We have a long and proud tradition as a nation of investing in our human capital so that we can build a… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
War is a great destroyer. And human history has arrived at a pivotal moment. We can choose a path built on cooperation,… — Judith Hand Copy Share Image
For me the Holocaust was not only a Jewish tragedy, but also a human tragedy. After the war, when I saw that… — Simon Wiesenthal Copy Share Image
“War can condition a person to be resilient, tolerant, dependable, strong, and capable of so much more than one who had experienced… — Mike Norton Copy Share Image
“You don’t get it, babe,” he said, still looking at the sky. “World War III already started.” She propped herself up on… — Slava Pilotoff Copy Share Image
“So tell us," says Connor, "in The World According to Hayden, when do we start to live?" A long silence from Hayden,… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“Remember, you don’t have to be mighty in stature to be mighty in battle. You don’t have to be beautiful or strong,… — Susie Larson Copy Share Image
In a library, you can find small miracles and truth, and you might find something that will make you laugh so hard… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I will never say, 'support the troops.' I don't believe in the validity of that statement. People say, 'I don't support the… — Thomas Naughton Copy Share Image
But people turn on their televisions. They turn on their televisions and they see what's happening in Iraq. The American people are… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
The foreign policy, you have to know how to pick and choose. There's no way, if Saddam [Hussein] had not had weapons… — John Kasich Copy Share Image
“Vietnam had never been a true civil war. It was a war of conquest, initiated and perpetuated for more than two decades… — Andy Greenberg Copy Share Image
“I’m taking her to The Horny Goat, Agent St. James, not charging into battle. You and the rest of security are welcome… — Emma Chase Copy Share Image
The episode of the 'shoe bomber,' Richard Reid, has suddenly meant more feet being bared at airports than at the average Hindu… — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image