Every writer has his writing technique - what he can and can't do to describe something like war or history. I'm not good at writing about those things, but I try because I feel it is necessary to write that kind of thing. Haruki Murakami describefeelgood share on social
We were emerging from the period of war, of uniforms, of women-soldiers built like boxers. I drew women-flowers, soft shoulders, fine waists like liana and wide skirts like corolla. Christian Dior boxerbuildcorolla Change image and share on social
Anyone who's traveled with me to Afghanistan knows why I love this book: 'War,' by Sebastian Junger. Joe Biden afghanistanbookjunger Change image and share on social
Before we had the Internet, I organized a fax campaign against the first Iraq war. We blasted faxes to the hotel where James Baker and Tariq Aziz were having their final meeting before the two sides went to war. Much more recently, I co-founded Avaaz and Get Up, which inspired the creation of Purpose. Jeremy Heimans avaazazizbaker share on social
Everybody wants to talk about sectarian conflicts of the war in Iraq, but the fact of the matter is, Sunnis have lived with Shias in harmony more in the confines of Iraq, in that land, than they have been in conflict. That's an historical fact. Jack Keane confineconflictfact share on social
There is no excitement anywhere in the world, short of war, to match the excitement of the American presidential campaign. Theodore White americancampaignexcitement Change image and share on social
I remember the youth movement in 1968. It started on American university campuses as a protest against the Vietnam war, then came to Paris, Frankfurt and Berlin. Within a year, you had an uprising of youth against their elders. Helmut Schmidt americanberlincampus share on social
Obviously, the greater the length of a war the higher is likely to be the number of casualties in it on either side. Douglas Haig casualtygreathigh Change image and share on social
Europe cannot survive another world war. Christian Lous Lange europesurvivewar Change image and share on social