"Even if torture works, it cannot be tolerated -- not in one case or a thousand or a million. If their efficacy becomes the measure of abhorrent acts, all sorts of unspeakable crimes somehow become acceptable. I may have found myself on the wrong side of government on torture. But I'm on the right side of history. There are things we should not do, even in the name of national security. One of them, I now firmly believe, is torture."

-- John Kiriakou

#Believe Quotes #Names Quotes #Government Quotes

“There is a lot of stigma and snobbiness about the self-help genre, and I can't vouch for everything out there, but for me, the idea of giving someone else the gift of inspiration and making them feel passionate and capable in an area of their life is the most incredible thing in the world.”

Source : "Interview With Rising Star Matthew Hussey, Bestselling Author of Get The Guy and International Love Guru". Interview with Nicole Bryl, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 24, 2013.
“If you make just a straight scary movie, people are just - you don't know what they're thinking.”
“Life's harder, the deeper you feel things, was all I could think as I put the books away. Feelings, who needs them? Sometimes they're like a gift, when you feel love or happiness. Sometimes they're a curse.”
“If there's one thing I've learned, it's that God is a very creative author, and He writes a different story for every person. No two lives or stories alike.”
“He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.”
“In jazz, as in poetry, there is always that play between whatâ€™s regular and whatâ€™s wild. That has always appealed to me.”
“Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.”
“Any game that you step on, you can get beat.”

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