The whole military structure in Haiti that existed until the early 1990s was put in place by the American occupation. At the top there were Southern white officers, who led an army that crushed the indigenous resistance - the cacos. A high-ranking U. S. officer said when he arrived, "To think these niggers speak French!" Later, Haitian officers attended the notorious School of the Americas at Fort Benning. The threat from the U. S. is something that is always hanging over people's heads: If we don't behave, we'll have occupation again.
Elvis Presley once said that I don't know anything about the music. It is because he is the music itself! The nightingales don't know anything about the music!
I never notice what is said about me. I am credited with things I have never done, and abused for them. It would be idle to attempt to contradict newspaper talk and street rumors.
I knew I could do it all this time,” said Harry, “Because I'd already done it. . . does that make sense?
When you write a song it's sometimes in a desperate moment whn you can't really articulate it. What I love about lyrics is what T. S. Eliot said: 'Good poetry is felt before it is heard. ' I'm a believer in that. It's those moments when you sit yourself down, and talk to yourself in the mirror.
Relationships are a battle. They are a chess game. And what did I do? I just threw all my chess pieces down on the board at once, and said, "Here! Have them all!
I choose not to believe in any gods as an act of charity," Marcus said. "Charity toward whom?" "Toward the gods. Seems rude to think they couldn't make a world better than this.
Lightwoods,” Magnus said. “They always have to have the last word.
Daddy once said, "If you don't know what you believe, Annie, you'll be a lost soul.
Somebody once said to me if you want to be understood, don't write fiction.
If I'm not mistaken, that relationship [of Barack Obama] with Mr. [Bill] Ayers on this board continued after 911 and after his reported comments, which were deeply hurtful to people in New York and, I would hope, to every American, because they were published on 911, and he said that he was just sorry they hadn't done more.
When I write what publishers call 'fantasy' I am writing in what I think is the most important tradition of fiction: starting with Homer and up through Shakespeare and Milton, the most important themes to tackle are those of the mythopoeic domain, tales of the body and mind seen through a temperament and a cosmos divorced from current reality so what is said can be more clear.
I said in a forum on health care if the Republicans can come up with a system that insures more people cheaper, better I will be the first one.
Relax," Chiron told me. "Keep a clear head. And remember, you may be about to prevent the biggest war in human history. " "Relax," I said. "I'm very relaxed.
My agent said to me five years ago, 'Hugh, I can see one day you. . . if I had to plan a goal for you, it's for you to have the kind of career that Sinatra had. '
For an individual we distinguish integrity as a matter of that person's word being whole and complete, and for a group or organizational entity as what is said by or on behalf of the group or organization being whole and complete. In that context, we define integrity for an individual, group, or organization as: Honoring one's word.
The first time you blow someone away is not an insignificant event. That said, there are some *******s in the world that just need to be shot. There are hunters and there are victims. By your discipline, you will decide if you are a hunter or a victim.
I don’t belong to anyone. I make my own choices. " "And you’re with Adrian," said Dimitri. "But I was meant for you.
Like I've said many times before, I'm always more likely to remember goals for their importance rather than if they're beautiful or not. Goals scored in finals, for example.
I don’t want to scare the guests with a big old guard dog,” Tara protested. “Safety is far more important than worrying about what anyone else thinks,” Sawyer told her. “You’re right, of course. ” Tara looked at her sisters. “We’ll think about both an alarm and a dog. ” “We can borrow Izzy from Jax,” Maddie said. “Sure,” Tara said. “And she can lick the next bad guy to death.