In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
I hope that the Palestinians don't make the mistake of unleashing a new intifada. They've tried it twice before, and the consequences… — Tom Segev Copy Share Image
Nations sometimes flourish by denying the crimes that brought them into being. Only when the original invasion, occupation, extermination or usurpation has… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
In 2001, we were told that the war in Afghanistan was a feminist mission. The marines were liberating Afghan women from the… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
Most readers, then and now, have at some time experienced the humiliation of being told that their occupation is reprehensible. — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
For me the dream is the freedom to make all the crazy ideas I have in my head into movies. I truly… — Nicholas Ozeki Copy Share Image
The end of foreign occupation is one of the pre-requisites if we are to witness any progress in our efforts to help… — Amr Moussa Copy Share Image
The situation in the West Bank and Gaza involves a military occupation amid urban guerrilla warfare, analogous to the British security measures… — Jack Schwartz Copy Share Image
Thankfully the rest of the world assumed that the Irish were crazy, a theory that the Irish themselves did nothing to debunk.… — Eoin Colfer Copy Share Image
Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You do research into specific occupations of the character, with specific behaviorisms that their daily life might give them. You do as… — Guy Burnet Copy Share Image
To the distracting occupations belong especially my lecture courses which I am holding this winter for the first time, and which now… — Carl Friedrich Gauss Copy Share Image
We're not going to cure terrorism and spread peace and goodwill in the Middle East by killing innocent people, or I'm not… — Cindy Sheehan Copy Share Image
Reading isn't an occupation we encourage among police officers. We try to keep the paperwork down to a minimum. — Joe Orton Copy Share Image
Drinking is in reality an occupation which employs a considerable portion of the time of many people; and to conduct it in… — James Boswell Copy Share Image
My hands were too soft.. I had to find some special occupation, some kind of work that would not force me to… — Marc Chagall Copy Share Image
It's very hard, for example, to justify the thirty-four-year occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. It's very hard to justify 140… — Edward Said Copy Share Image
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was enacted in 1865 by martial law. The Fourteenth Amendment was enacted… — Eustace Mullins Copy Share Image
But as we move from this period of what many Iraqis regard as perceived occupation, we need to move towards one of… — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
Bin Laden was, though, a product of a monumental miscalculation by western security agencies. Throughout the 80s he was armed by the… — Robin Cook Copy Share Image
Writing is a creatively rewarding occupation but for me very time consuming. — Holly Johnson Copy Share Image
I think most Israelis prefer not to know. So for them, texts about the occupation are like something that's been written in… — Amira Hass Copy Share Image
When I land in a country and they ask for 'occupation,' I always just put 'artist.' I think that covers all of… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I think that one of the things that we all agree to is that the touchstone for economic policy is, does it… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
