"The fact that there are no longer large units of Al Qaeda running around means you don't need B-52s. You need intelligence and special forces. And, most importantly, you need to resurrect Afghanistan from what is literally the graveyard of countries and transform it into a normal country, which the Afghans want."

-- Ahmed Rashid

#Running Quotes #Country Quotes #Mean Quotes

“It is an injustice that an old, broken, half-dead father should enjoy alone, in a corner of his hearth, possessions that would suffice for the advancement and maintenance of many children.”
“When the clouds clear we shall know the colour of the sky”

Source : Keorapetse Kgositsile (2002). “If I could sing: selected poems”
“The way I work is mostly unconscious and instinctive.”
“Drugs are not always necessary. Belief in recovery always is.”

Source : Norman Cousins (2016). “Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration”, p.17, Open Road Media
“In terms of the 'S' word, that does not enter my mind. And it never has done. In terms of An Attempt. Because I am stronger than that. I might be a weak person, but I can take pain.”

Source : "Manic's Depressive". NME, October 1, 1994.
“Managing risk is very different from managing strategy. Risk management focuses on the negative-threats and failures rather than opportunities and successes.”
“Iran is nothing but trouble, and always has been that.”

Source : "Lou Hobbs Tonight", www.cnn.com. February 17, 2005.
“That's how children deal with terror, they fall asleep.”

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