Peter Bergen Quotes

Osama bin Laden fervently hoped that attacking the United States would create pressure on American leaders to reduce their support for Middle Eastern regimes. Bin Laden believed that without that American support, the Arab regimes would collapse and would be replaced by Taliban-style rulers.

Peter Bergen

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SupportPressureAmericanCreate

You sit there waiting for the RED LIGHT to go on. You could be sitting there for five minutes, waiting, while the producer talks to the engineer. Then the light goes on you know that you mustn't make a mistake for at least 4 minutes.

Jim Sullivan

LightMistakeRedWaitingYouKnow

I'm not a big crime reader, but I'm reading Michael Connelly's 'The Reversal.' I'm going back to his novels. I'm also reading Keith Richards' 'Life.' I'm always fascinated by the transition from the innocent late '60s and early '70s and the youth culture becoming an industry.

Jo Nesbo

LifeCultureYouthReadingEarly

The Bolsheviks started not just on the killing of private property; they were trying to abolish money itself.

Anatoly Chubais

MoneyTryingPropertyStartedJust

If you work in the studio system in America, they've almost got to the point where a computer programme could write scripts. Effectively, they hire and fire enough writers until they get something generic.

Simon Beaufoy

WorkFireAmericaEnoughYouWrite

I loved the movie 'Dangerous Liasons' with John Malkovich.

Michaela Watkins

LovedDangerousMovieJohn

On 'The Office,' so much of the show is about disguising your true feelings and your romantic feelings because it was a mock documentary.

Mindy Kaling

RomanticFeelingsTrueOfficeShow

When you have films like 'Bourne' that succeed, not only does it beget sequels, but it begets people taking chances.

Doug Liman

PeopleSucceedYouBegetsChances

I live the life I want to lead.

Christie Hefner

LifeLiveWantLead

Women are the majority of immigrants yet the minority of immigrant employment visas; immigrant and native born women who work in the service arena - such as domestic workers - are not valued for their work, making pennies on the dollar compared to male counterparts; and, women are disproportionately affected by family reunification policies.

Christine Pelosi

WorkFamilyWomenServiceBorn

I'm calling myself 'The Doodler,' and with the simple addition of a small burglar's mask, I achieve utter anonymity.

Chris Riddell

MyselfSimpleSmallMaskAchieve

Folk music is music that everyday people can play, and it inspired a lot of people to make their own music. That trailed into making your own pop music, and that's why garage bands started springing up everywhere.

Arlo Guthrie

MusicPeoplePlayWhyEverydayOwn

When you have steady inflows and global central banks hell-bent on stoking credit activity and inflation, money will flow into the most attractive areas.

Anthony Scaramucci

MoneyCreditYouFlowWillSteady

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