"Abu Musab al Zarqawi had such a view of holy war. More barbaric, more monstrous even than Osama bin Laden. So much so that Bin Laden opposed many of his ideas. And he did not join al Qaeda, except for one brief period after 2004 where he agreed to be badged as al Qaeda in Mesopotamia."

-- Michael Ware

#War Quotes #Osama Bin Laden Quotes #Holy Quotes

“And when he catches me looking at him, he gives me this incredibly sweet, calm smile, and I think that we've got our lives ahead of us, our whole lives.”

Source : Delphine de Vigan (2010). “No and Me”, p.96, A&C Black
“Sometimes when I read about my rebellion in print it sounds a little overrated.”
“Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.”
“Sometimes experience trumps assumption.”
“It's meant to be pretty," whispers Octavia, and I can see the tears threatening to spill over her lashes. Posy considers this and says matter-of-factly, "I think you'd be pretty in any color." The tiniest of smiles forms on Octavia's lips. "Thank you.”
“I was a writer. I just wasn't a very good one. I was lucky enough to have a playwriting teacher who told me that I'd be a better actor than I would a playwright.”
“More than whether you live or die, it's how you are living or dying that is important.”
“Sometimes we make decisions about our life and they feel like the right decision at the time. No, they are the right decision at the time. But that doesn't mean they'll be the right decision forever.”

Source : Carolyn Mackler (2011). “Vegan Virgin Valentine”, p.135, Candlewick Press

You may also like:

Arwa Damon
Correspondent
Lara Logan
Journalist
Peter Bergen
Broadcaster