French existentialism is an unhelpful philosophy in which to couch modern feminism: born from the ravages of the Second World War, it… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
The leaders of the world face no greater task than that of avoiding nuclear war. While preserving the cause of freedom, we… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
“It was him against the flames and he revelled in it. Logan was good at his job. Exceptionally good. He had the… — Amy Andrews Copy Share Image
History is filled with tragic examples of wars that result from diplomatic impasse. Whether in our local communities or in international relations,… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
“The war on terror for which civil liberties have been curtailed and hundreds of billions of dollars spent has failed miserably. The… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Cyberwar, in fact, is part of the evolution of conventional warfare, which itself is linked to broader social and political change. It… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
After world war all we got was a lot of conformity, and conservatism and when I was in college at the university… — Hugh Hefner Copy Share Image
Alec Guinness classed up that movie [Star Wars]. Nobody else in that movie knew how to act. Nobody else had a clue… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
These are they whose youth was violently severed by war and death; a word on the telephone, a scribbled line on paper,… — Winifred Holtby Copy Share Image
... the United States, for generations, has sustained two parallel but opposed states of mind about military atrocities and human rights: one… — Robert Parry Copy Share Image
I believe that there is good. I believe there is evil. Do I believe that they come from God who is watching… — Holly Hunter Copy Share Image
Even today we raise our hand against our brother... We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“told the Reichstag that the age of “Cabinet” wars, that is wars determined by rulers for limited ends, was over: “All we… — Margaret MacMillan Copy Share Image
“Famine, plague and war will probably continue to claim millions of victims in the coming decades. Yet they are no longer unavoidable… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
I'm constantly annoyed that people are distracted by false conspiracies such as 9/11, when all around we provide evidence of real conspiracies,… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
I believe that the purpose for which I and my fellow soldiers entered upon this war should have been so clearly stated… — Siegfried Sassoon Copy Share Image
I gave up music criticism because of the increasingly obvious conflict of interest. I couldn't say anything bad about the records when… — Stephin Merritt Copy Share Image
“Maybe people with weird haircuts are like structures that become interesting only after being wrecked - Florida ranch houses half-fallen into sinkholes;… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
“I believe that antibacterial soap is destroying our resistance to dirt and disease so that one day we'll all be wiped out… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“at one time, a freethinker was a man who had been brought up in the conceptions of religion, law and morality, who… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
If by the expression "not practical" you mean "not easy," you are right. Definitely it is not easy. Yet it should be… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share Image
Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you… — Robert Collier Copy Share Image
Too much of this book knowledge just leads to doubts and confusion. You get too many doubts asking 'what is this?' and… — Sathya Sai Baba Copy Share Image
Britain won its wars on the playing fields of Eton. America developed its mettle at the muddy gaps of the Cumberlands, in… — Harvey Broome Copy Share Image
A lot of the fiction I read growing up was post-war American, and not all of it centers on Manhattan, but around… — Dylan Moran Copy Share Image
We released 400,000 classified documents, the most extraordinary history of a war to ever have been released in our civilization. Those documents… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
“It was necessary that millions of men in whose hands lay the real power -- the soldiers who fired, or transported provisions… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Producers increasingly insert overblown, hyper-emotional scenes even when the underlying conflict could be portrayed with calm or rational dialogue. The intent is… — E. Ravago Copy Share Image
“Fire's tears were real now, and there was no helping them, for there was no time. Everything was moving too fast. She… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“Why do we need so many people on Earth? I ask you. What are they good for? They live out ludicrous lives… — David Marusek Copy Share Image
In every and all battles, one either kills or is killed. However, very often even he who kills happens to be killed.… — Jean-Paul Malfatti Copy Share Image
You must keep in mind that Pakistan has suffered the aftermaths of the Cold War, and that Cold War had left deep… — Asif Ali Zardari Copy Share Image
“My latest battle had nothing to do with The Company, the rebels, or any other faction. It was out-and-out warfare between my… — Rie Warren Copy Share Image
“Even the air of this country has a story to tell about warfare. It is possible here to lift a piece of… — Nadeem Aslam Copy Share Image
“FROM THE OUTBREAK OF THE WAR, Abraham Lincoln recognized the pivotal role of Kentucky, a centrally located buffer state between North and… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
I have learned from experience that, in the bluff and counterbluff of world politics, to draw a hostile war lord as a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance,… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I actually write film music because I'm classically trained on the piano so as well as songwriting I also write actual film… — Vanessa Brown Copy Share Image
A nation has a soul, a spiritual principle. One is in the past, the other in the present. One is the possession… — Ernest Renan Copy Share Image
Time can play all sorts of tricks on you. In the blink of an eye, babies appear in carriages, coffins disappear into… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image