Wherever you have weakening states and turmoil, you will have a fertile petri dish for terrorism. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes dish fertile petri
The Cold War went on for so long that it bred a kind of worldwide military establishment. Even when budgets went down in the early and mid-nineties, it didn't really affect it. Robert D. Kaplan affectbreedbudget Change image and share on social
Given the level of anti-Americanism in the world, given the level of frustration with the United States throughout the Muslim world, you've got a homegrown attack or you have a nuclear explosion in the air that is not a test somewhere. Those are still the biggest threats out there. Robert D. Kaplan airamericanismanti share on social
If you look at the history of the U.S., we were an empire long before we were a nation. Robert D. Kaplan empirehistorylong Change image and share on social
Fertile soil, level plains, easy passage across the mountains, coal, iron, and other metals imbedded in the rocks, and a stimulating climate, all shower their blessings upon man. Ellsworth Huntington blessingclimatecoal Change image and share on social
I think, when I was younger, I was cooking to impress. Sometimes the dish would have 15 things on the plate. That's cooking only for yourself. As you get more mature, you take all the superfluous things away, and you get the essential flavor. Now I cook for people, not for myself. Jean-Georges Vongerichten cookdishessential share on social
I seek to lead a democratic Pakistan which is free from the yoke of military dictatorship and that will cease to be a haven, the very petri dish of international terrorism. Benazir Bhutto ceasedemocraticdictatorship Change image and share on social