"Pakistan is alarmed by the rising Indian influence in Afghanistan, and fears that an Afghanistan cleansed of the Taliban would be an Indian client state, thus sandwiching Pakistan between two hostile countries. The paranoia of Pakistan about India's supposed dark machinations should never be underestimated."

-- Salman Rushdie

#Country Quotes #Dark Quotes #Two Quotes

“Life is not a journey you want to make on autopilot.”
“The best thing is I can say 'I'm working' when I'm having a cup of tea and a cigarette and fiddling on the guitar.”

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“What really drives the battle against law enforcement and punishment is not a commitment to treatment, but the widely held view that, first, we are imprisoning too many people for merely possessing illegal drugs; second, drug and other criminal sentences are too long and harsh, and third, the criminal justice system is unjustly punishing young black men. These are among the great urban myths of our time.”

Source : "Bush's drugs boss is unfit for office, say civil rights groups" Duncan Campbell, www.theguardian.com. September 7, 2001.
“Alea iacta est (The die is cast)”
“I want to make it clear, though, that I am not trying to say these are bad drugs. Opioid medications in the short term for severe pain are very effective. The problem is when they are used for long-term chronic pain. No one wants anyone to suffer and be in pain. But realize how addictive these drugs are and get off of them as quickly as you can. So 'Warning: This Drug May Kill You' is really more about educating people about these drugs so that everyone can make their own decision about their pain versus the addictive nature of these drugs.”
“The South is a great driving destination for tourism - heritage, cultural and many other types of tourism.”
“Painting is a blind man's profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he feels, what he tells himself about what he has seen.”
“Back-to-School Chats, Advice from Mothers to Their Daughters.”

Source : "Back-to-School Chats, Advice from Mothers to Their Daughters". Book by George Bradt, September 8, 2010.

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