"In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies."

-- Christiane Amanpour

#Iran Quotes #Yugoslavia Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“Standing up to bullies is the hallmark of a civilized society.”

Source : "Break the Koch Machine" by Robert Reich, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 27, 2014.
“I started out as a very young girl in Hollywood doing westerns portraying a mother with a couple of kids.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The expectation on me as a solo artist is very different to the audience's expectation of a Pink Floyd show.”
“Beer may cause you to digress - and lead a happier life.”
“Artists make things so much easier for themselves when they learn to trust their eyes.”
“Free haircuts are definitely a nice perk.”

Source : Source: www.esquire.com
“The Israelis are mistaken if they think we do not have an alternative to negotiations. By Allah I swear they are wrong. The Palestinian people are prepared to sacrifice the last boy and the last girl so that the Palestinian flag will be flown over the walls, the churches and the mosques of Jerusalem.”

Source : Yasser Arafat's speech at a party to celebrate the birth of his daughter (August 6, 1995), as quoted in "Haaretz", September 6, 1995, and in "The Jerusalem Post", September 7, 1995.
“I have already settled it for myself so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free.”

Source : Dennis Abrams, Georgia O'Keeffe (2009). “Georgia O'Keeffe”, p.70, Infobase Publishing

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