Quotes
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Husain Haqqani

"The United States initially poured money and arms into Pakistan in the hope of building a major fighting force that could assist in defending Asia against communism. Pakistan repeatedly failed to live up to its promises to provide troops for any of the wars the United States fought against communist forces, instead using American weapons in its wars with India."

Source : Husain Haqqani (2013). “Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding”, p.1, PublicAffairs

Husain Haqqani

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“When you're an only child, you get very used to pleasing the adults around you.”

Source : "Rachel Bloom Upends Romantic Comedy Tropes On 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. January 17, 2017.
“She said the reason that love is so painful is that it always amounts to two people wanting more than two people can give.”
“To have lost is less disturbing than to wonder if we may possibly have won; and Eustacia could now, like other people at such a stage, take a standing-point outside herself, observe herself as a disinterested spectator, and think what a sport for Heaven this woman Eustacia was.”
“Americans are nervous; Americans are restless; and what troubles me the most is that Americans are uncharacteristically pessimistic.”
“I regret that children died, but I felt like God. It was the power of God over a human being. ... I got very little pleasure from anything else in life. But in the strangling of children I felt a sensation and degree of pleasure and of accomplishment. Because it was such a good feeling, I wanted to duplicate it.”
“This stupid celebrity thing is just a consequence of being good at what you do. I mean, no one would photograph David Beckham if he wasn't the best attacking midfielder in the country - much as I hate Man. U!”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Every single night, I swear, EVERY NIGHT!! EVERY NIGHT!! I DELIVER! I deliver.”
“We understand the need to balance our short- and longer-term needs because our revenue is the engine that funds all our innovation. But over time, our emerging high-usage products will likely generate significant new revenue streams for Google as well as for our partners, just as search does today.”

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