Peter Bergen Quotes

The diagnosis that poverty, lack of education, or lack of opportunities have much to do with terrorism requires a fundamentally optimistic view of human nature. This diagnosis leads to the prognosis that all we need to do to solve the terrorism problem is to create societies that are less poor, better educated and have more opportunities.

Peter Bergen

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EducationNatureOpportunitiesBetter

I'm a big fan of Elmore Leonard, and I've read Ian Rankin, Christopher Brookmyre and so on. But I'd never read a crime novel that made me feel emotional at the end.

John Gordon Sinclair

MeEndFeelCrimeNeverEmotional

When the news broke that John McCain had been diagnosed with brain cancer, the outpouring of well wishes all hailed his toughness.

John Dickerson

BrainWishesNewsToughnessCancer

The title of my book is 'American Histories,' plural. And as far as I'm concerned, my reading of history is it is a sort of nightmare. It is a sort of nightmare, and I'm trying to wake up from it. And as any nightmare, it's full of much that is unspeakable.

John Edgar Wideman

HistoryBookWake UpReadingTrying

I have a number of places on my wish list, including Antarctica, the Norwegian fjords, and the Amazon. I have a passion for wilderness, and Siberia is on my list - however, that may be a bridge too far.

Robert Powell

PassionBridgeWildernessWishMay

Jamie Dimon and J.P. Morgan are contributing millions to the Remain campaign because they do very nicely, thank you, out of the E.U.

Michael Gove

Thank YouYouOutBecauseVery

Through these offices it was my privilege to get to know almost every Jewish person, and those whom I did not come to know through these offices I came to know through love and a desire to know my brethren, the members of my people.

Shmuel Yosef Agnon

LovePeoplePersonDesireKnowGet

We're charging what we're worth and we don't think we're worth $22.50. We take a lower cut than Pearl Jam.

Tre Cool

ThinkWorthTakeCutThanJam

I've made movies that nobody saw initially, and then, all the sudden, people over the years pick up on it. Like 'Spinal Tap' and 'Princess Bride.'

Rob Reiner

PeopleBridePrincessNobodyMovies

Added to the rooster of courses, 'Tiger Woods 10' adds in seven new courses from the pristine Bethpage Black, home of this year's U.S. Open, to the legendary Pinehurst. The Wii Weather Channel will even adjust the forecast to match the fairway because sometimes even the pros have to play in the rain.

Rob Manuel

HomeRainWeatherWoodsBlackYear

I was in the garage fixin' things, and I'm like, what better project than building your own leg?

Mike Schultz

BuildingBetterProjectOwnLeg

That seems to be my superpower - really understanding what motivates people.

Julia Hartz

PeopleUnderstandingSeemsSuperpower

I played cello on my early recordings, but that doesn't mean I'm a cellist, you know?

Julia Holter

YouEarlyKnowMeanCelloPlayed

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