Top 149 Quotes by Stephen Kinzer

About Stephen Kinzer

These are some quotes by American author Stephen Kinzer Author, who was born on August 4, 1951.

It is never wise to discourage youthful idealism.

It is never wise to discourage youthful idealism.

Stephen Kinzer

The key to Turkey's success has been its ability to reinvent itself as times change.

The key to Turkey's success has been its ability to reinvent itself as times change.

Stephen Kinzer

The idea that Arabia is best run by Arabs is no more palatable to Western leaders today than it was to Napoleon or Churchill.

The idea that Arabia is best run by Arabs is no more palatable to Western leaders today than it was to Napoleon or Churchill.

Stephen Kinzer

Countries that control water are likely to be the big winners of the future.

Countries that control water are likely to be the big winners of the future.

Stephen Kinzer

During the Reagan Administration, so much attention was devoted to fighting Marxism in Nicaragua and El Salvador that Washington lost sight of longer-term challenges in other countries.

During the Reagan Administration, so much attention was devoted to fighting Marxism in Nicaragua and El Salvador that Washington lost sight of longer-term challenges in other countries.

Stephen Kinzer

The capture, taming, training and keeping of eagles is highly ritualized. Most of the birds, which have a life span of about 40 years, are caught when very young - either snatched from a nest or trapped in a baited net.

Stephen Kinzer

As the United States shapes and carries out its policies toward Muslim countries, it should do so with Turkey at its side.

As the United States shapes and carries out its policies toward Muslim countries, it should do so with Turkey at its side.

Stephen Kinzer

Congress, it turns out, is filled with Republicans and Democrats eager to act as enablers for the most repressive forces in Iran.

Congress, it turns out, is filled with Republicans and Democrats eager to act as enablers for the most repressive forces in Iran.

Stephen Kinzer

From the 1920s into the 1940s, Britain's standard of living was supported by oil from Iran. British cars, trucks, and buses ran on cheap Iranian oil. Factories throughout Britain were fueled by oil from Iran. The Royal Navy, which projected British power all over the world, powered its ships with Iranian oil.

Stephen Kinzer

Mexico needs schools, rural development, and an independent judiciary, not high-tech weaponry.

Mexico needs schools, rural development, and an independent judiciary, not high-tech weaponry.

Stephen Kinzer

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