"The list of American grievances is long: Pakistan developed nuclear weapons while promising the United States that it would not; the United States helped arm and train Mujahideen against the Soviets during the 1980s, but Pakistan chose to keep these militants well armed and sufficiently funded even after the Soviet withdrawal in 1989; and, from the American perspective, Pakistan's crackdown on terrorist groups, particularly after 9/11, has been halfhearted at best."

-- Husain Haqqani

#Long Quotes #Perspective Quotes #Lists Quotes

“All depression has its roots in self-pity, and all self-pity is rooted in people taking themselves too seriously.”
“Dena had always been a loner. She did not feel connected to anything. Or anybody. She felt as if everybody else had come into the world with a set of instructions about how to live and someone had forgotten to give them to her. She had no clue what she was supposed to feel, so she had spent her life faking at being a human being, with no idea how other people felt. What was it like to really love someone? To really fit in or belong somewhere? She was quick, and a good mimic, so she learned at an early age to give the impression of a normal, happy girl, but inside she had always been lonely.”

Source : Fannie Flagg (1999). “Welcome to the world, baby girl!: a novel”, Vintage
“When in fear, it is safest to force the attack.”
“Suddenly, all at once, she knows, knows that he doesn't understand her, that he never will, that he lacks the power to understand such perverseness. And that he can never move fast enough to catch her.”

Source : Marguerite Duras (2011). “The Lover”, p.37, Pantheon
“True confidence comes from realizing the view.”

Source : Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Marcia Binder Schmidt, Erik Pema Kunsang (2001). “Vajra Speech”, p.32, Rangjung Yeshe Publications
“I would love to hear all types of Christian artists played all over the world. I'd love to hear good, positive mainstream music played all over the place. I'd love to be able to bring music together. But I have not deserted Christ. I have not deserted my faith.”
“Luckily almost no one buys music anymore, so selling music doesn't really affect any of my professional decisions.”
“Our children should be taught to beware of everything foreign and not to disclose any state or party secrets to foreigners... for foreigners are eyes for their countries, and some of them are counterrevolutionary instruments [in the hands of imperialism].”

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