"And in the end, bin Laden died in a squalid suburban compound surrounded by his wives and children and far from the front lines of his holy war."

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Source : "A visit to Osama bin Laden's lair" by Peter Bergen, www.cnn.com. May 3, 2012.

Peter Bergen

#Children Quotes #War Quotes #Wife Quotes

“The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened.”

Source : Reginald (1904) "Reginald at the Carlton"
“I am always the 'good guy,' and I take on the idiotic jerks of the nation.”

Source : Wally George (1999). “Wally George: The Father of Combat TV”, Seven Locks Press
“I don't want him hurt because he got out of hand with me." "Yet you would have shot him." I shrugged. "I never said I was consistent, just serious.”
“So I am praying while not knowing how to pray. I am resting while feeling restless, at peace while tempted, safe while still anxious, surrounded by a cloud of light while still in darkness, in love while still doubting.”
“I've always been a fan of just extreme things. Whether it be in movies, books, TV or real life.”
“I am coming to the end of acting.Â I have a list: another stage production, maybe one or two more movies, one more season of American Horror Story. . . and then that is it for me. Because I think that's enough. I want to go out with a bang. . . or should I say, a scare?”
“Often there is a wall between the journalist and the star because there is usually not much time to get to know a person, and the star is always asked the same questions, and may be defensive.”

Source : "The flower and the glory". February 8, 2004.
“To be born in a duck's nest, in a farmyard, is of no consequence to a bird, if it is hatched from a swan's egg.”

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