“It's not so simple to just walk into the desert and cleanse your soul like some new age, snap your fingers, it's all done.” Quote by Ruben Martinez
“I always try to describe the situation just as it is. I try to find sentences that I believe tell the story best. Even my articles are more literary than ordinary news stories.” TryingBelieveStoriesI BelieveSituationNewsOrdinarySentencesArticlesNews Stories Author:Asne Seierstad
“Here in the United States, we have between 250 and 300 years of a coal supply. That is more than the amount of recoverable oil contained in the entire world.” WorldYearsStatesUnitedUnited StatesAmountOilUsaCoal Author:Tim Holden
“There is no journalist without opinions, and there's no real objectivity, but we can strive toward it.” RealOpinionStriveJournalistObjectivity Author:Asne Seierstad
“I would like my book to give people insight to the war before and after, but I don't think anyone could read my book and suddenly make up her mind about the war. I want to write for everybody.” PeopleThinkingWantGivingWritingMindBookWarInsightBefore And After Author:Asne Seierstad
“Being a war correspondent, and having covered four wars, I know that wars very seldom solve things.” KnowsWarFourSolveCovered Author:Asne Seierstad
“I believe the consequences of a war are so harsh that it should be always the last resort.” ShouldBelieveWarLastsI BelieveConsequenceHarshResorts Author:Asne Seierstad
“I believe the people should have the opportunity to have a greater influence on politics with their ideas. We need a new impulse for renewal.” PeopleNeedsShouldBelieveIdeasOpportunityI BelieveGreaterInfluenceShould HaveImpulseRenewal Author:Martin Schulz
“I am a man of parliament, a man of the people. I am not a representative of the executives.” PeopleMenExecutivesRepresentativesParliament Author:Martin Schulz
“If you say in advance there is going to be a main candidate and then that doesn't count later, then that's going to be a highly problematic occurrence in a democracy.” IfsDemocracyCandidates Author:Martin Schulz
“I firmly believe that the inequity [in society] is enormous. The people have the feeling that you are allowed to do anything if you are rich. But if you're poor, you have to pay. We [Europeans] have to counter this.” PeopleIfsBelieveFeelingsPoorPayRichEnormous Author:Martin Schulz