Resist this war on God, freedom of religion and freedom of speech. Ben Carson freedomgodreligion Change image and share on social
We have the purveyors of hatred who take every single incident between people of two races and try to make a race war out of it and drive wedges into people. And this does not need to be done. Ben Carson drivehatredincident Change image and share on social
Two great and terrible truths of war are these: War is easy to enter into, but difficult to end. And ultimately, in war there are no winners. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni difficulteasyend Change image and share on social
The United Nations was founded 70 years ago, at the end of World War II. Since that time, Japan has steadfastly walked the path of peace and rebuilt a nation. And, since the mid-1950s onward, we have actively worked to share our experience of development with other nations, especially in Asia. Shinzo Abe 1950sactivelyago share on social
Don't kid yourself. President Obama's decision to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan before he stands for reelection is not driven by the United States' 'position of strength' in the war zone as much as it is by grim economic and political realities at home. Ron Fournier 000afghanistandecision share on social
What 'War and Peace' is to the novel and 'Hamlet' is to the theater, Swan Lake' is to ballet - that is, the name which to many people stands for and sums up an art form. Robert Gottlieb artballetform Change image and share on social
There is nothing so subject to the inconstancy of fortune as war. Miguel de Cervantes fortuneinconstancysubject Change image and share on social
The next series of 'Mr Selfridge' has moved on five years. It's 1914 now, and the war is brewing. Halfway through the series, some of the Selfridges staff have to go off to fight, so they get women in to do the men's jobs. Katherine Kelly brewfighthalfway share on social
The sense of war, the extraordinary bravery of the Allied armies, the numbers, the losses, the real suffering that disappears in time and commemorative oratory, are not marked out in any red guidebook of the emotions, but they are present if you look. John Vinocur allyarmybravery share on social
The Vietnam War and the Iraq war, in different ways, both made me feel like I could not not address them. I'm very doubtful about the usefulness of poetry to do that. Robert Hass addressdoubtfulfeel Change image and share on social