"I don't think the whole of Iraq would be under al-Sadr, but I think he would be the predominant force on the Shia side. Quite contrary to his sort of maverick, firebrand image, he's shown a propensity to deal with the other side, to look for compromises, to negotiate. You might have a loose federation [in Iraq]."

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Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

Patrick Cockburn

#Thinking Quotes #Iraq Quotes #Would Be Quotes

“Time flies when you're having fun, and I've been having fun for the last thirty years. Reflecting on the upcoming 30th anniversary of Apollo 11.”
“Fate is by far the greatest mystery of all.”

Source : Deanna Raybourn (2015). “Silent in the Grave”, p.212, MIRA
“How much more comfortable it is to say 'Yes, and...' than 'Yes, but...'.”

Source : Lawrence W. Fagg (2009). “Pauses: Reflections on Science, Spirituality, and the Fine Art of Living”, p.39, Andrews McMeel Publishing
“I'm getting too old to play some parts, but I'm still greedy”
“Many writers struggle with exposition in their novels. Often they heap it on in large chunks of straight narrative. Back story â€“ what happens before the novel opens â€“ is especially troublesome. How can we give the essentials and avoid a mere information drop? Use dialogue. First, create a tension-filled scene, usually between two characters. Get them arguing, confronting each other. Then you can have the information appear in the natural course of things.”
“I don't recognize any law but the Sharia of Islam. There is no compromise.”
“I'm so sorry for you; your lives have been so easy. You can't play great music unless your heart's been broken.”

Source : Rosamund Stone Zander, Benjamin Zander (2002). “The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life”, p.33, Penguin
“You just have to let yourself go and not be worried about what other people are going to say or the things that might come out...Just jump right in full force and be as silly and stupid and adolescent and introspective as you want to be.”

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