"How do you defeat terrorism? Donâ€™t be terrorized."

-- Salman Rushdie

#Defeat Quotes #Terrorism Quotes #Civil Society Quotes

“Moments of kindness and reconciliation are worth having, even if the parting has to come sooner or later.”
“He told us about Christ's disciples being fisherman, and we were left to assume...that all great fishermen on the Sea of Galilee were fly fisherman and that John, the favorite, was a dry-fly fisherman.”
“Whoever said a horse was dumb, was dumb”
“There is never a lack of subject matter; just absence of creativity.”

Source : Lee Hammond (2002). “Drawing in Color - Animals”, p.78, North Light Books
“There are people who so arrange their lives that they feed themselves only on side dishes.”
“Mr. Obama's approach to engagement to some degree makes him dependent on people who wish neither him nor America well. This doesn't have to end badly and I hope that it doesn't - but it's not an ideal position after one's first year in power.”

Source : "Seven questions for Walter Russell Mead". The Economist Interview, www.economist.com. January 16, 2010.
“It gave me a lot of pleasure and pride that 90 percent of the crew for 'Monsoon Wedding,' and most of my film, are women. We get the work done, you know, much lesser play of ego... And I really believe in harmony, I believe in working in a spirit of egolessness and that the film is bigger than all of us.”
“Just feeling free to walk out on stage and be myself is pretty damn significant.”

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