Peter Bergen Quotes

At one point people in al Qaeda were actually drawing monthly paychecks when they were based in Sudan.

Peter Bergen

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PeopleDrawingPointSudanActually

I think probably the first time I recorded anything was mid-2010.

Jim James

TimeThinkFirst TimeFirstAnything

Each generation has a backlash against the generation before.

Jo Brand

GenerationAgainstBeforeEach

It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.

Johann Sebastian Bach

TimeKeyEasyYouRight TimePlay

He that speaketh against his own reason speaks against his own conscience, and therefore it is certain that no man serves God with a good conscience who serves him against his reason.

Jeremy Taylor

GoodGodManHimReasonConscience

Injuries are part of the game, but sometimes we can avoid them by just practicing our techniques.

Troy Vincent

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Today, few terrorist organizations still employ the 'al-Qaeda model' in which individuals travel to terrorist training camps overseas and then are deployed to the West to inflict atrocities.

Tom Cotton

TodayTravelTrainingWestStill

I worked at Barney's selling clothes to lonely, rich white women. Every time I would look down on myself - hating my job, hating my life - I would think, 'It's a character study. Study these people, and you'll have your SNL audition ready in, like, five minutes.'

Brandon Uranowitz

LifeWomenCharacterTimeMyself

I don't believe in death, neither in flesh nor in spirit.

Bob Marley

DeathBelieveSpiritFleshNor

Harmonious relations with a superpower like America should be a priority, but it does not mean that one should start begging from it.

Shehbaz Sharif

StartAmericaMeanLikeSuperpower

The plan is to always start properly and execute a good race.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

GoodStartPlanRaceAlwaysExecute

Now it is quite clear to me that there are no solid spheres in the heavens, and those that have been devised by the authors to save the appearances, exist only in the imagination.

Tycho Brahe

ImaginationMeNowAppearancesClear

Most Christian 'believers' tend to echo the cultural prejudices and worldviews of the dominant group in their country, with only a minority revealing any real transformation of attitudes or consciousness. It has been true of slavery and racism, classism and consumerism and issues of immigration and health care for the poor.

Richard Rohr

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