Peter Bergen Quotes
Bin Laden had come to the delusional conclusion that the United States was as weak as the Soviet Union had once been.
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The return to normality is a defeat for the terrorists.
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I felt nobody would understand what was going on in my mind.
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I was never the pretty girl at school. I'm tiny and mixed-race. I grew up in a white area. I was always the loner.
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People are so wonderful that a photographer has only to wait for that breathless moment to capture what he wants on film.
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I worry that my daughters are too taken care of.
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I said if I have a No. 1, I'll do a naked photo shoot! I'm not sure a lot of people would like to see that, but it was more to the fans, really. Every gig I do, they try to get me to take my clothes off, so it's a promise to them - if I get a No. 1, I'll happily do a naked shoot.
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I once went to one of those parties where everyone throws their car keys into the middle of the room. I don't know who got my moped, but I drove that Peugeot for years.
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I am not some goddess that dropped down from the sky to sing pop music; I am not some extra-incredible human person that needs to be told how wonderful they are all day and kissed.
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Year 2008 wiped out $19.2 trillion in US income... What if the money was spent on the Midwest of the United States?
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You've got to be all-in on this sport; you can't be one foot out the door.
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British society has never been cleansed of the filth of imperialism.
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It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.
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I do love my wine. I'd opt to drink my calories rather than eat them every time, so I cut out the breads, potatoes, pastas, cheeses and desserts in an effort to get my healthy angel and unhealthy demon to compromise.
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If people are telling you a story about themselves, they gradually map their own local territories and know themselves by them.
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I like the men to wear the pants. I don't want to wear the pants. I like men who know what they want, know what they're doing, make their own decisions... As much as I like to be the controller, it's not in my best interest.
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When people say to me, 'You make us proud,' it's heartwarming to hear that.
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I'm not just a big-haired redhead country singer who dresses flamboyantly, has this wicked sense of humor and wears rhinestones.
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He decided to plunge on with pardons over the department's objections, or where he knew that there would be objections if he had let career prosecutors know what he was doing.
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I wouldn't feel satisfied being on set every day doing a romantic comedy - I'd be bored to death.
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Definitions would be good things if we did not use words to make them.
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Facebook's successor will no doubt provide an easy 'migration utility' through which you can bring all your so-called friends with you, if you even want to.
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I used to be so delusional. I always imagined I could be more than I was, and eventually I grew and evolved into that person.
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Bin Laden had come to the delusional conclusion that the United States was as weak as the Soviet Union had once been.
