"The Saudis and Emiratis blame all of this on Iran. I think theyâ€™d have to grant, that as has been said, that the Houthis are an internally generated movement in Yemen and the Saudis were supposed to be dealing with the Houthis, who started out in essence along their border. So one of the things that weâ€™re seeing is a complete failure of Saudi policy toward Yemen over the past 10 years, but the Saudis totally believe that the reason the Houthis are able to succeed militarily is the amount of money, advice, and guns they are receiving from Iran."

Elliott Abrams

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“Don’t get hung up on the female thing. The art is not about that.”

Source : "DP Reed Morano on Making it as a Cinematographer Regardless of the ‘Female Thing’" by Reed Morano, www.indiewire.com. February 24, 2015.
“The virtues [moral excellence] therefore are engendered in us neither by nature nor yet in violation of nature; nature gives us the capacity to receive them, and this capacity is brought to maturity by habit.”
“If this Punic war was carried on without any effusion of blood, it was owing much less to the moderation than to the weakness of the contending prelates.”
“Let me explain something when I'm talking about sin, and I'm talking about all sin. One of the biggest ones that has been talked about that has really become a debate in America is homosexuality.”
“Ten years ago, when I was on an airplane and I introduced myself to my seatmate, and told them [I was a psychologist], they'd move away from me. ... And now when I tell people what I do, they move toward me.”
“A remedy for masturbation which is almost always successful in small boys is circumcision, especially when there is any degree of phimosis. The operation should be performed by a surgeon without administering anaesthetic, as the pain attending the operation will have a salutary effect upon the mind, especially if it be connected with the idea of punishment, as it may well be in some cases. The soreness which continues for several weeks interrupts the practice, and if it had not previously become too firmly fixed, it may be forgotten and not resumed.”
“If we are kind and considerate, people will want to be around us, and we benefit from enduring circles of attention and care.”

Source : P. M. Forni (2010). “Choosing Civility: The Twenty-five Rules of Considerate Conduct”, p.30, Macmillan
“The circle of an empty day is brutal and at night it tightens around your neck like a noose”

Source : Elena Ferrante (2005). “The Days of Abandonment”, p.144, Penguin

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