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Suicidal violence is not the exclusive property of the Muslim world. Suicide bombings were a tactic of nationalist struggles in 19th-century Europe and Russia, the… — James Buchan
The aircraft that blew up the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington conveyed several messages to the world, of which… — James Buchan
The rise to prominence of the Saudi novel in Arabic is the great man-bites-dog of recent world literature. Saudi Arabia is a country without a… — James Buchan
The use of refined petroleum as fuel, which began in the 1850s, freed hundreds of millions of people from the toil of centuries, gave hundreds… — James Buchan
The world dominion of western thought, forms of organisation, technology and military force is not God-given, nor eternal, nor greatly appreciated by the rest of… — James Buchan
What holds an Arab leader in power is a mixture of violence and prestige. Both President Assad and King Hussein were felt to have defended… — James Buchan
Let woman out of the home, let man into it, should be the aim of education. The home needs man, and the world outside needs… — Pearl S. Buck
We should so provide for old age that it may have no urgent wants of this world to absorb it from meditation on the next.… — Pearl S. Buck
Men and women should own the world as a mutual possession. — Pearl S. Buck
Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath derives from the fact that in it we ask God… — James L. Buckley
Exercise, from a public health perspective, is an unmitigated failure. The world's longest-lived people live in environments that nudge them into more movement. They don't… — Dan Buettner
In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield. — Warren Buffett
We always live in an uncertain world. What is certain is that the United States will go forward over time. — Warren Buffett
We've used up a lot of bullets. And we talk about stimulus. But the truth is, we're running a federal deficit that's 9 percent of… — Warren Buffett
You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics. — Charles Bukowski
When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle.… — Sitting Bull
If I die tomorrow, will I have gotten everything in the world I've ever wanted? No. But I will have gotten everything that's made me… — Sandra Bullock
We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom,… — Madeleine Albright
Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But… — Madeleine Albright
Latinos, Asians, African-Americans, women - we're all trying to find our place in this world of cinema and television and theater. And the great thing… — Sandra Bullock
No one has proof that I know of, that a higher power exists, yet a major portion of the world believes in it and relies… — Sandra Bullock
I don't wear fur and I understand their cause. I am the biggest animal lover in the world. I have four dogs and two horses,… — Gisele Bundchen
I believe that bringing a life into this world is the single most important thing a person can undertake, and it can also be the… — Gisele Bundchen
This is our world and we need the same things to survive. If I'm making my life better and the circumstances of your life worse,… — Gisele Bundchen
Less than fifteen per cent of the people do any original thinking on any subject. The greatest torture in the world for most people is… — Luther Burbank

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