"It would have been better if the United Nations had sent a team to Mali right away to mediate between the government and the rebels. But where is the political initiative? The Americans make their usual recommendations. They want to train the army for the fight with the rebels. US special forces are already in Mali."

--

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de

Ahmed Rashid

#Team Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Army Quotes

“Do you want to be with Dave for the rest of your life?â€ Then he rips off a piece of paper and picks up the smallest charcoal stick from my set. He writes something. He passes it over to me. It says: Time will tell. â€œAnd while youâ€™re waiting,â€ he says, â€œdonâ€™t settle for anything less than what you really want.”
“At the highest level in the NFL, the pass game is as complex as you can imagine.”
“I felt like I could be a good example that you don't have to have all the right things in life, all the doors already open for you, in order to do great things. In fact, I truly believe that a lot of people who do great things, many of them have come from harder backgrounds.”
“Even the stupidest cat seems to know more than any dog.”

Source : Eleanor Clark (1952). “Rome and a Villa”
“The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.”
“The preciousness of every moment is emphasized with every tick of the clock. Isn't it a magnificent day today?”
“So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”
“As an individual, I think you have to find your own path. I like the simplicity and purity of Hinduism and many elements of Buddhism. These are all means of accessing spiritual energy.”

You may also like:

Ahmad Shah Massoud
Political leader
Hamid Karzai
President of Afghanistan
Kamila Shamsie
Novelist
Mohammed Omar
Former President of Afghanistan
Mohsin Hamid
Writer
Pervez Musharraf
Former President of Pakistan
Shereen El Feki
Journalist
Tariq Ali
Writer
William Dalrymple
Historian