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I do not make stories up, full stop.


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It's a journalist's job to be a witness to history. We're not there to worry about ourselves. We're there to try and get as near as we can, in an imperfect world, to the truth and get the truth out.

It's a journalist's job to be a witness to history. We're not there to worry about ourselves. We're there to try and get as near as we can, in an imperfect world, to the truth and get the truth out.



Tanks come in two forms: the dangerous, deadly kind and the "liberating" kind.

Tanks come in two forms: the dangerous, deadly kind and the "liberating" kind.



The Syrian army is tired of corruption. It is tired of party nepotism. It is becoming very angry with those it blames for the war.

The Syrian army is tired of corruption. It is tired of party nepotism. It is becoming very angry with those it blames for the war.



Refuse to accept the narrative of history laid down by presidents, prime ministers, generals and journalists.

Refuse to accept the narrative of history laid down by presidents, prime ministers, generals and journalists.



Everyone outside the Roman Empire was called a barbarian. Everyone outside Obama’s empire is called a terrorist.

Everyone outside the Roman Empire was called a barbarian. Everyone outside Obama’s empire is called a terrorist.



War is primarily not about victory or defeat but about death and the infliction of death. It represents the total failure of the human spirit.

War is primarily not about victory or defeat but about death and the infliction of death. It represents the total failure of the human spirit.



And it's true, you hear things in Damascus and, after a few hours, the human double-take stops operating.

And it's true, you hear things in Damascus and, after a few hours, the human double-take stops operating.



Clinton impressed Assad: a young man who appeared to want to be neutral in the Arab-Israeli dispute - an illusion of course, but that's what Assad thought.

Clinton impressed Assad: a young man who appeared to want to be neutral in the Arab-Israeli dispute - an illusion of course, but that's what Assad thought.



When I saw the pictures of New York without the World Trade Center, New York looked like a shadow of itself.

When I saw the pictures of New York without the World Trade Center, New York looked like a shadow of itself.



At the end of the day, bin Laden's interest is not Washington and New York, it's the Middle East. He wants Saudi Arabia. He wants to get rid of the House of Saud.

At the end of the day, bin Laden's interest is not Washington and New York, it's the Middle East. He wants Saudi Arabia. He wants to get rid of the House of Saud.





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Pursue your dreams with great passion.

Pursue your dreams with great passion.



Do not go gentle into that good night.

Do not go gentle into that good night.



Action isn’t my forte. I’m an expert on contemplation and mild regret.

Action isn’t my forte. I’m an expert on contemplation and mild regret.



My home was in a pleasant place outside of Philadelphia. But I really lived, truly lived, somewhere else. I lived within the covers of books.

My home was in a pleasant place outside of Philadelphia. But I really lived, truly lived, somewhere else. I lived within the covers of books.



Universal orthodoxy is enriched by every new discovery of truth: what at first appeared universal, by wishing to stand still, sooner or later becomes a sect.

Universal orthodoxy is enriched by every new discovery of truth: what at first appeared universal, by wishing to stand still, sooner or later becomes a sect.



I love films that test cynicism and inspire you to do better in your dealings with your family and with strangers.

I love films that test cynicism and inspire you to do better in your dealings with your family and with strangers.



The team is never about the single player. It's not about the injury that keeps a star out of a certain game, and it's not about the coach. It's about the strength, and the abilities of the sum.

The team is never about the single player. It's not about the injury that keeps a star out of a certain game, and it's not about the coach. It's about the strength, and the abilities of the sum.



I mean yes to act out something or take chances in the performance is one thing. But in terms of a camera, whatever's captured is captured so that's a little more daunting.

I mean yes to act out something or take chances in the performance is one thing. But in terms of a camera, whatever's captured is captured so that's a little more daunting.



Love one another, but let’s try not to possess one another.

Love one another, but let’s try not to possess one another.



Because Jesus came to secure for us what we could never secure for ourselves, life doesn't have to be a tireless effort to establish ourselves, justify ourselves, validate ourselves.

Because Jesus came to secure for us what we could never secure for ourselves, life doesn't have to be a tireless effort to establish ourselves, justify ourselves, validate ourselves.




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