"I think President Barack Obama came to office with quite fundamental understandings in his mind about what's possible and what's not possible in the Middle East. The first, I would say, revolutionary breakthrough that he introduced is that the Middle East doesn't matter to American geostrategy as much as we think."

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Source : Source: www.pbs.org

Vali Nasr

#Thinking Quotes #Office Quotes #Understanding Quotes

“The most essential thing in dance discipline is devotion.”
“Every time I act on a fear, I feel disappointed in myself. I have a lot of fear. If I can quit all fear in my life and all guilt, then I tend to be much, much more living up to my standards. I've never seen a person fail if they didn't fear failure.”

Source : "A Beautiful Mind" by Bianca Boscer, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 13, 2012.
“Appealing workplaces are to be avoided. One wants a room with no view, so imagination can meet memory in the dark.”
“We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.”
“I know enough of God to want to know more.”
“We can aspire to anything, but we don't get it just 'cause we want it. I would rather spend my life close to the birds than waste it wishing I had wings.”
“Kaohinani is a Hawaiian word meaning â€œgatherer of beautiful things.”
“Happiness is not a destination. It is a mood, it is not permanent. It comes and goes and if people thought that way then maybe people would find happiness more often.”

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