Stephen Kinzer Turks have long admired the sultan, Mehmet II, for his military triumphs, especially his capture of Constantinople, now known as Istanbul, in 1453. – Stephen Kinzer Admired Quotes Capture Quotes Constantinople Quotes Istanbul Quotes Mehmet Quotes Military Quotes Sultan Quotes Triumphs Quotes Turks Quotes On Aug. 19, 1953, Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh of Iran became the first victim of a C.I.A. coup. Ten months later, on June 27, 1954, President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala became the second. Many Americans, and many more people around the world, have been outraged by what they see as President George W. Bush’s radical reordering of American foreign policy.
Stuart Broad When you’re young you’re influenced by the best teams. So a lot of my favourite cricketers were Australian. – Stuart Broad
Christine and the Queens There are lots of ways to be a feminist. Beyonce, for example, is a beautiful example of feminine sensuality and is still really powerful. My character and my inner essence is more like an awkward 15-year-old boy, like a teenager backstage, like, ‘Yeah, what’s up?’ That’s what I’m trying to channel. – Christine and the Queens
Leigh-Anne Pinnock Why should anyone get treated differently, because of race, sex, or whatever? We’re all human, we all breathe, we all have souls, hearts and I guess, all we can do is keep pushing this positive message. – Leigh-Anne Pinnock
Seth Low The great city can teach something that no university by itself can altogether impart: a vivid sense of the largeness of human brotherhood, a vivid sense of man’s increasing obligation to man; a vivid sense of our absolute dependence on one another. – Seth Low
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