“A large part of my work has been collaborating with composers; I think we've commissioned about 140 pieces now, a lot of them percussion concertos.” ThinkingHas BeensPiecesComposerCollaboratingPercussion Author:Evelyn Glennie
“Whether the proposed constitution is approved or rejected . . . it is a process and a text largely crafted and imposed by U.S. occupation authorities and their Iraqi dependents, and thus lacking in legal or political legitimacy.” PoliticalProcessAuthorityConstitutionOccupationRejectedLackingApprovedLegitimacy Author:Phyllis Bennis
“I beg you, put an end to the occupation. I beg the Italian government and the Italian people to put pressure on the government to pull out.” PeopleEndsGovernmentPressureOccupationItalian Author:Giuliana Sgrena
“When occupations come to us we must accept them; when things come to us we must understand them from the ground up.” AcceptingOccupation Author:Lu Yen-hsun
“The more [people] know about the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the less they support it.” PeopleKnowsSupportIraqOccupationInvasion Author:Thomas Andrews
“To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that people don't think is a good ride.” PeopleThinkingFilmWorstParksAmusementAmusement ParksWorst Fear Author:Darren Aronofsky
“We have an excellent list of speakers, but the spark will be provided by the crowd to turn talk into action. The Iraq occupation and the government's bumbling effort in New Orleans, has people wanting to act.” PeopleGovernmentActionTurnsEffortIraqCrowdsListsExcellentOccupationSparksSpeakersNew Orleans Author:Ed Garvey
“If the method is able to liberate our land, to liberate our people from Israeli jails, to reconstruct what was destroyed by the long-standing Israeli occupation, at that time we can discuss.” PeopleIfsLongAbleLandStandingMethodDestroyedJailOccupationIsraeliIsraeli Occupation Author:Mahmoud al-Zahar
“Israel must remove the two blue stripes from its national flag. The stripes on the flag are symbols of occupation. They signify Israel's borders stretching from the River Euphrates to the River Nile.” TwoRiversBlueIsraelSymbolsBordersRemoveOccupationFlagsStretchingStripesNile Author:Mahmoud al-Zahar
“It's not a matter of rejection (of Israel's existence). Israel is here, present by power.” MatterExistenceIsraelRejection Author:Mahmoud al-Zahar
