"I am still covering conflict to some degree. I was back in Iraq. I've covered quite a bit of the Israel and Palestine. But I'm not doing it with the kind of intensity I was before and I'm not seeking out the front line and the kind danger that comes with being at the edge of the war the way I used to."

-- Peter van Agtmael

#War Quotes #Iraq Quotes #Israel Quotes

“Parkour does not have to be liked or disliked! Parkour is here and it will stay here forever! Because it was born from a pure heart and nourished from all the love that a son can give to his father!”
“The future teachers I try to recruit are those show have refused to let themselves be neutered in this way, either in their private lives or in the lives that they intend to lead in school. When they begin to teach, they come into their classrooms with a sense of affirmation of the goodness and the fullness of existence, with a sense of satisfaction in discovering the unexpected in their students, and with a longing to surprise the world, their kids, even themselves, with their capacity to leave each place they've been ... a better and more joyful place than it was when they entered it.”
“If you feel driven to feed the poor, get your checkbook out and keep your tyrannical mouth shut about it.”
“No daughter is ever her mother's darling. That spot is always reserved for the son.”
“Aloneness is a state of being, whereas loneliness is a state of feeling. It's like the difference between being broke and being poor.”
“My studio is a fantastic combination of old and new, and that's how I've always liked to work.”
“Who and where you look is an indicator of who and what you know.”
“We are laying the foundations of a government, which we hope may outlast the Pyramids.”

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