Since the Second World War, rates of common mental illness (depression and anxiety) have been increasing in the industrialized nations, whereas rates… — Richard Bentall Copy Share Image
In the nineteenth century some parts of the world were unexplored, but there was almost no restriction on travel.:; Up to 1914… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“So now the polar ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, and the weather is all messed up. Plants and animals… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
“Who but the sports-mad [Norman] Mailer would liken the battle between God and the Devil to a game of American football? The… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
My parents, they grew up in a time when there was war in Korea. And my grandmother, her husband, my grandfather, was… — Lee Isaac Chung Copy Share Image
Come all you mad and raging fearless friends of war and peace, Come all you sad self-righteous frightened friends down on your… — Butch Hancock Copy Share Image
“Ahimsa is a comprehensive principle. We are helpless mortals caught in the conflagration of himsa. The saying that life lives on life… — Gandhi Copy Share Image
...who passed through universities with radiant cool eyes hallucinating Arkansas and Blake-light tragedy among the scholars of war, who were expelled from… — Allen Ginsberg Copy Share Image
For me a page of good prose is where one hears the rain. A page of good prose is when one hears… — John Cheever Copy Share Image
“And thus, having been assured by Themis, the mother of the Fates,that it was fated that she & the God of War… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
Conflicts of interest' arise when you're not - when you're sneaky about it, when you're shady about it, when you're not transparent… — Sean Spicer Copy Share Image
Love is a shelter in a raging storm. Love is peace in the middle of a war, and if we try to… — Warren Barfield Copy Share Image
“The normalcy of it almost kills me. Even in a world turned upside down, a world of war and insanity, people hang… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
Syria is a civil war. Syria began as a popular uprising, just like the other experiences in the Arab Spring, with a… — Susan Rice Copy Share Image
“I take a nap after supper and dream of the U.S. Navy, a ship anchored near a war scene, at an island,… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
One day, a new ideal will arise, and there will be an end to all wars. I die convinced of this. It… — Kathe Kollwitz Copy Share Image
We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Another kind of transcendence myth has been dramatization of human life in terms of conflict and vindication. This focuses upon the situation… — Mary Daly Copy Share Image
The U.S. has taken an active role in wars from Libya to the Central African Republic, sent special ops forces into countries… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
“History-note: Wednesday 23 July 2014. A national day of mourning in the majestic land of windmills, wooden shoes and tulips. Today the… — Nynke Visser Copy Share Image
Between the postwar fifties - domesticity, people happy to be alive after the Second World War, wanting to build a home, make… — Sally Potter Copy Share Image
“In a world of prophecy and war, where so much of my life followed a path laid out by duty and destiny,Tristan… — Emma Raveling Copy Share Image
“Religion is evolving to survive but is losing the battle in many regions, largely because of the Internet. Sexual information is far… — Darrel Ray Copy Share Image
“[Norm said,] 'To all those who argue this war is a mistake, I'd like to point out that we've removed from power… — Ben Fountain Copy Share Image
“When the war (WWI) finally ended it was necessary for both sides to maintain, indeed even to inflate, the myth of sacrifice… — Robert Hughes Copy Share Image
“When are we going to attack? Why don’t we attack?’ were the questions you heard night and day from Spaniard and Englishman… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Fugitive Peace (Sonnet 2219) In the opera of war, peace is fugitive - thinking soldiers are no good to state, either you… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“The hardest war to win is one you don’t even realize you are fighting, and the hardest enemy to defeat is the… — Matthew Kelly Copy Share Image
Have you folks been following the controversy with John Kerry and his service in Vietnam and the Swift Boat campaign? It all… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
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Israel has WMD, and it has to sign [chemical warfare agreement], and Israel is occupying our land, so that's we talked about… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
When the war started, religion and superstition (whatever the difference is) permeated the lives of ordinary soldiers, who lived in a thought… — Philip Jenkins Copy Share Image
And this activity alone would seem to be loved for its own sake; for nothing arises from it apart from the contemplating,… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Whatever one thinks of the justifiability of drone attacks, it's one of the least 'brave' or courageous modes of warfare ever invented.… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
You can't beat your enemy anymore through wars; instead you create an entire generation of people revenge-seeking. [...] Our opponents are going… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
Thou mayest rule over sin,' Lee. That's it. I do not believe all men are destroyed. I can name you a dozen… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“The institution known as "school" isn't just a facility for doing classwork. It's essentially a microcosm of society, all of humanity put… — Wataru Watari Copy Share Image
Until the late 1950s Britain's leaders were slow to appreciate the social and economic value of motorways. The first stretch of German… — Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis Copy Share Image
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Today, our world is more interconnected than ever. This offers many opportunities; it creates wealth and new freedoms. Yet our world is… — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
![“Who but the sports-mad [Norman] Mailer would liken the battle between God and the Devil to a game of American football? The contest, for sure, has with [ sic ] own laws (so that after God and the Devil 'tackle a guy, they don't kick him in the head'), but each side is not above cheating—with God…” quote by Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/b42/christopher-hitchens-117_american-football_who-but-the-sports-mad-norman-mailer-wou_1512423.jpg)
![“[Norm said,] 'To all those who argue this war is a mistake, I'd like to point out that we've removed from power one of history's most ruthless and belligerent tyrants. A man who cold-bloodedly murdered thousands of his own people. Who built palaces for his personal pleasure while schools decayed…” quote by Ben Fountain](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/9e9/ben-fountain-3198_bush_norm-said-to-all-those-who-argue-this-wa_3195967.png)
![“Israel has WMD, and it has to sign [chemical warfare agreement], and Israel is occupying our land, so that's we talked about the Middle East, not Syria, not Israel ; it should be comprehensive.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/5a5/bashar-al-assad-1027_agreement_israel-has-wmd-and-it-has-to-sign-chemic_1571935.jpg)
![“You can't beat your enemy anymore through wars; instead you create an entire generation of people revenge-seeking. [...] Our opponents are going to resort to car bombs and suicide attacks because they have no other way to win. I believe (Rumsfeld) thinks this is a war that can be won, but there is…” quote by George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/73c/george-clooney-1132_beats_you-can-t-beat-your-enemy-anymore-throug_793634.jpg)
