Do I appreciate the idea of jealousy, revenge and all these so-called dark qualities? Yes. Do I write these songs in order to engage in some public war with someone? No. Alanis Morissette calldarkengage Change image and share on social
When I came to America, I was already a writer, already published in Bosnia. I was planning to go back, but I had no choice but to stay here after the civil war, so I enrolled at Northwestern in a master's program and studied American literature. Aleksandar Hemon americaamericanback share on social
The next war... may well bury Western civilization forever. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn burycivilizationforever Change image and share on social
I guess HBO did a giant 'War in the Pacific' mini-series that cost, like, a fortune, and there was a little moment where they literally had no money. And even though the show had become kind of a cult hit, there was an issue of whether they could actually afford to do it. Adam McKay affordcostcult share on social
I consider that 9/11 was the day when war was started against my own work and against myself. Even though we are not sure of the links, Iraq was one of the countries that did not lower its flags in mourning on 9/11. Adam Michnik countrydayflag share on social
One thing that I noticed is having met some former Taliban is even they, as children, grew up being indoctrinated. They grew up in violence. They grew up in war. They were taught to hate. They were, they grew up in very ignorant cultures where they didn't learn about the outside world. Greg Mortenson childculturegrow share on social
The hate and scorn showered on us Negro officers by our fellow Americans convinced me that there was no sense in my dying for a world ruled by them. I made up my mind that if I got through this war I would study law and use my time fighting for men who could not strike back. Charles Hamilton Houston americanbackconvince share on social
Treaties of peace, made after war, are entrusted to individuals to negotiate and carry out. Richard Cobden carryentrustindividual Change image and share on social
'The Hunger Games' takes place in Panem, a country which is part of America. It's post-apocalyptic. There's been a global war. The Panem country is what remains of this hugely destructive war. Liam Hemsworth americaapocalypticcountry Change image and share on social
There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. Leon Trotsky absolutecircumstanceconduct Change image and share on social