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“It's very easy to start a war but the muftah, as the Arabs say, the key to switch off a war, is very difficult to find.”

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Robert Fisk

Robert Fisk, born on July 12, 1946, is a British writer renowned for his coverage of the Middle East. His work spans politics, history, and society, offering profound insights into the conflicts and transformations in the region. more

“When you have a small town where all of a sudden there's 3,000 black people living in a neighborhood where there were never black people before, that's a dramatic change. I'm not sure how much the people in the north are acknowledging that this is a permanent phenomenon, that it is going to change the social fabric.”

People Social Black Towns Permanent Dramatic Not Sure Neighborhood Phenomenon Black People Fabric Small Town Dramatic Change

Author:Jonas Carpignano

“Sicilians, Calabrians, Neapolitans - there were real differences between them, and then all of a sudden they're all living in the US, and then they're all Italians.”

Real Differences

Author:Jonas Carpignano

“Pop stars exist in a different space, one not necessarily tied to a patriotism. So Rihanna is everyone's. She doesn't just belong to America, even though she's a creation of America.”

Different America Stars Space Creation Pops Tied Pop Stars

Author:Jonas Carpignano

“When I was growing up, hip-hop music existed as American thing. If you listened to it you were listening to an American subculture, whereas now you're just listening to pop music that everyone shares. I think that's big.”

Ifs Thinking Bigs Growing Up Growing Share Listening Hip Hop Pops Hips Hops Pop Music Just Listen Subculture Hip Hop Music

Author:Jonas Carpignano

“One of the biggest dishes in Sicily is couscous, and there's always been a North African influence on Italian culture, culinary culture there.”

Culture Influence Culinary Italian Dishes Italian Culture Couscous

Author:Jonas Carpignano

“If you lose a game, everyone asks why this player didn't play. If we win, nobody asks.”

Ifs Play Asks Games Winning Loses Player

Author:Jurgen Klopp

“US policy toward Cuba [at the time] had two tracks. Track 1 was to assassinate Fidel Castro. Track 2 was to subvert the regime through people-to-people contact.”

People Two Policy Track Contact Regimes Cuba Castro

Author:Rachael Price

“The really great gallerists have always been interested in imagery that is not that imagery.”

Really Great Imagery

Author:Rachael Price

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