"The part of the strangeness of coming back from the war is the way we talk about it. We try to have a discussion about the war that doesn't turn into a discussion about one political side or the other. I wanted to reach out and talk to people about it through fiction, the way a narrative can draw someone in and ask them those questions."

-- Phil Klay

#War Quotes #People Quotes #Political Quotes

“About the meanest thing you can say about a man is that he means well.”
“You can think clearly only with your clothes on.”
“I've received a lot of positive feedback from both the secular and Christian markets. People seem to be receiving it with open arms and hearts, and are interested in the stories I want to share about my relationship with God and my faith.”
“Elton John can be a master of the sleight of hand. The arrangements make it seem like there are substantial melodies underneath the tracks - but almost nothing demands repeated listenings. Similarly, he always sounds like he's singing up a storm, but his voice glosses over the material, reducing most things to an uninteresting sameness.”
“I grew up with brothers. Girls terrified me.”

Source : Interview with Lauren Brown, www.seventeen.com. January 28, 2011.
“The secret of achieving prosperity lies in so vividly keeping yourself centered in the inner focus of affluence that you literally exude the consciousness of it.”
“I'm a professor of national security studies, and I know a lot more about fighting than Rumsfeld does.”
“I love it when my quotes are blown up really big!”

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