The moment I said I'd finished a book, I knew what would happen. There would be a bidding war, and I would end up with someone who'd got the fattest wallet, who had bought it because I'd written Harry Potter. That would have been why. J. K. Rowling bidbookbuy share on social
I wrote my thesis on the benefits of war and very near got thrown out of college. But I can show you where the greatest advancement of mankind comes under stress and strain, not comfort. Don Young advancementbenefitcollege Change image and share on social
I always feel I had a very lucky life. For example, I sure didn't want to go in the army: when I was drafted in the Korean War, I wanted to go as a photographer. But luckily, they put me in the infantry - luckily because the official photographer was photographing the medal awarding and all the official situations. Harold Feinstein armyawarddraft share on social
I grew up reading the classic novels of Cold War espionage, and I studied Russian history and Soviet foreign policy. Daniel Silva classiccoldespionage Change image and share on social
We are Americans when we go to war, and when we return, we are Mexicans. Dennis Chavez americanmexicanreturn Change image and share on social
World War II was just as dirty and brutal as Vietnam, just as confusing. David Ayer brutalconfusedirty Change image and share on social
Playing on the streets of Iraq, or in Israel or the Gaza strip, I'd sing angry protest songs against war. People would say, 'Make us clap, make us dance, and laugh and sing.' It really made me think about the importance of happy music. Michael Franti angryclapdance share on social
Japan has consistently remained a friend of Indonesia since the end of World War II and has regarded cooperation with Indonesia as a top priority. Shinzo Abe consistentlycooperationend Change image and share on social
The Japanese had a very strong belief in Bushido, death before dishonour. They were fighting for their country; they were the aggressors in World War II. Steven Spielberg aggressorbeliefbushido Change image and share on social
One is to ensure that the war fighters and the intelligence analysts get the information that they need when they need it, in a format that's useful to them. Stephen Cambone analystensurefighter Change image and share on social