"Trying to rebuild Afghanistan on the cheap has left the country in the hands of warlords and an impotent Northern Alliance puppet regime that runs Kabul and nothing else."

-- Ted Rall

#Running Quotes #Country Quotes #Hands Quotes

“Genuine bravery for a writer... It is about calmly speaking the truth when everyone else is silenced, when the truth cannot be expressed. It is about speaking out with a different voice, risking the wrath of the state and offending everyone, for the sake of the truth, and the writer's conscience.”
“Also a portion of my sales go directly to Greenpeace.”
“That he liked to think of himself as a philosopher. That he questioned all things, even the most simple, to the extent that when someone passing him on the street raised his hat and said, 'Good day,' Litvinoff often paused so long to weigh evidence that by the time he'd settled on an answer the person had gone on his way, leaving him standing alone.”
“If you want to find out who your real friends are, sink the ship. The first ones to jump aren't your friends.”
“My best entrepreneurial advice is to start.”
“Perfectionism may look good in his shiny shoes, but heâ€™s a little bit of an ***** and no one invites him to their pool parties.”
“Darkness shields as much as it threatens.”
“It always helps me connect with characters, to think about what music they respond to”

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