Stephen Kinzer Quotes

After installing friendly leaders in Iran and Guatemala, the United States lost interest in promoting democracy in either country.

Stephen Kinzer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 4, 1951

Topics

DemocracyCountryLostFriendly

If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in the faith of people, whatever faith they may have.

Studs Terkel

FaithPeopleBelieveSomeoneMay

I'd much rather fail than do something like 'The Chorus Line' movie, sanitized and Hollywoodized.

Rob Marshall

LineFailSomethingLikeRather

My school of thought with going into a character is that you have to understand where they come from, and you have to empathize with them.

Rose McIver

CharacterSchoolThoughtYouGoing

I became a very passionate Christian when I was 17. I started writing and performing poetry at different venues across the U.K. I started performing from then, really.

Michaela Coel

PoetryWritingChristianPassionate

Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

AdversityMenWarBraveVeterans Day

Italy is the national team most similar to a club.

Julen Lopetegui

TeamClubItalyMostNational

The FARC has given up their arms. They are now a political party. They are now doing politics, which is what a peace process was all about.

Juan Manuel Santos

PoliticsPeacePoliticalDoingParty

Most Americans believe that with freedom comes responsibility - and that one measure of responsible gun ownership is a background check. There must be an app for that.

Christine Pelosi

FreedomResponsibilityBelieveGun

I worked hard, and I was always frustrated when wrestlers didn't want to work as hard.

Bret Hart

WorkWantHardAlwaysWrestlers

The first condition of success for the League of Nations is, therefore, a firm understanding between the British Empire and the United States of America and France and Italy that there will be no competitive building up of fleets or armies between them.

Arthur Henderson

SuccessBuildingUnderstandingWill

Health, money. That's what people worried about in the 14th century as much as today. I find it so much more interesting than the supposed activities of kings, queens, generals.

Peter Ackroyd

TodayHealthMoneyPeopleKings

The reason that so few people are financially independent today is that they place many negative roadblocks in their heads. Becoming wealthy is, in fact, a mind game.

Thomas J. Stanley

TodayPeopleMindGameNegative

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