Every serious novel is, beyond its immediate thematic preoccupations, a discussion of the craft, a conquest of the form, a conflict with… — Ralph Ellison Copy Share Image
“whatever battle they faced at Gray Haven. This was where panic set in and her mental reckoning fell apart. She wished they… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
I was born in the shadow of World War II, on December 18, 1939, on the South Shore of Long Island, a… — Harold E. Varmus Copy Share Image
“In all, the future secretary of defense and wartime vice president[, Dick Cheney,] would receive five deferments during the Vietnam War, protecting… — Charlie Savage Copy Share Image
Always open all gates and roads to your enemies, and rather make for them a bridge of silver, to get rid of… — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
This is a global war on terror. We're facing extremists that believe something. And they want to achieve objectives. And, therefore, the… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
If I could sum up 'Shadow's Claim' in six words: cage fights with hot alpha males. Seriously, though, while the fights are… — Kresley Cole Copy Share Image
Sophisticated readers understand that writers work out their anger, their conflicts, their endless grief and rolling list of loss, through their stories.… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
“Brody, please tell me what this has all been about" I said. "The lead-up to the Second World War" said Brody, still… — Van Badham Copy Share Image
I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism, but… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
To a happy war!" Their laughter flowed out into the night and reached into the pass through the Dancing Maidens, where it… — Stuart Hill Copy Share Image
What is most important to the history of the world? The Taliban or the collapse of the Soviet empire? Some stirred-up Moslems… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
“My viewpoint, in telling the history of the United States, is different: that we must not accept the memory of states as… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Thus commerce, though in itself a moral nullity, has had a considerable influence in tempering the human mind…he trades with the same… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
“Throughout the war, it was always my endeavour to view my opponent without animus, and to form an opinion of him as… — Ernst Jünger Copy Share Image
There is a lot of noise and conflict in our political discourse, which is fun to cover, but I'm convinced from my… — John King Copy Share Image
You want to make a representative selection, but at the same time, you want to give a sense of the whole project.… — Barbara Hamby Copy Share Image
I urge individuals around the world to stand up, and ask local leaders, if they haven't already, to pledge to purchase cleaner… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America's heritage and future. From this day forward, the millions… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Violence breeds violence and I just don't think the world is too complex to set a peaceful precedent, but it seems the… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
It's always more interesting to take on someone that's going to have hidden sides or a fatal flaw, because there's going to… — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
“At some point in time before the battle, Key and Skinner were transferred back to the Minden, “and they thought themselves fortunate… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“The simple fact is that we live in a world of conflict and opposites because we live in a world of boundaries.… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
“Soon there will be war. Millions will burn. Millions will perish in sickness and misery. Why does one death matter against so… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
One of the great things about the Fifties is there are so many secrets - people who've come back from the war… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
[The word class has] been excised from the acceptable political vocabulary, except in the limited usage of right-wingers when they accuse liberals… — Harry Shearer Copy Share Image
I am convinced that if we lose kids to the culture of drugs and materialism, of violence and war, it's because we… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
“As infuriating as it may be, we must be rational and fair about our own work. This is difficult considering our conflict… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
Better contraceptives will control population only if people will use them. A nuclear holocaust can be prevented only if the conditions under… — B. F. Skinner Copy Share Image
Nothing is more dangerous in wartime than to live in the temperamental atmosphere of a Gallup Poll, always feeling ones pulse and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
God used me that day. Even though so much of my body was burned, my feet were not burned, and so I… — Phan Thi Kim Phuc Copy Share Image
I loved them all the way one loves at any age -- if it's real at all -- obsessively, painfully, with wild… — May Sarton Copy Share Image
Some conservatives are surprised to find people on the Left supporting the war in Afghanistan. It's not surprising at all...It is hard… — Sheldon Richman Copy Share Image
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Some societies are also more optimistic than others: the U.S. and Australia are my two picks Tell a European you think there’s… — Jeremy Grantham Copy Share Image
The ultimate meditation is: surrender to reality. The more you fight, the more you are in conflict with it, the more you… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
My younger brother's death in Vietnam was both sobering and cause for reflection. In 'Fallen Angels' I wanted to dispel the notion… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
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War has always been a part of science fiction. Even before the birth of SF as a standalone genre in 1926, speculative… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
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