"I think within a year or so, perhaps, if 9/11 had not happened, in Afghanistan would have been a very broad-based general uprising against the Taliban."

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Source : Source: www.npr.org

Ahmed Rashid

#Thinking Quotes #Years Quotes #Uprising Quotes

“Rap will never be the same as before”
“Lonely as God, and white as a winter moon, Mount Shasta starts up sudden and solitary from the heart of the great black forests of Northern California”
“We have a problem now with parents stealing their kids' CDs, so the roles have been reversed.”
“Some of the most successful relationships are based on lies and deceit. Since that's where they usually end up anyway, it's a logical place to start.”
“Domestic violence and violence against women in general seems to be a big problem everywhere in the world. It seems to me this problem comes from stress, pent up anger, frustration, and all kinds of negativity within human beings.”
“What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight; build it anyway.”
“I would love to find myself in a position where I have to decide, 'Gosh, do I want to be on a series?”
“Many investors make the mistake of buying high and selling low while the exact opposite is the right strategy to outperform over the long term.”

Source : "Paulson Still a Bull After His Bare Year" by Gregory Zuckerman and Steve Eder, www.wsj.com. September 19, 2011.

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