“The question of receiving the immigrant is an ethical issue that becomes a political issue.” Quote by Ruben Martinez
“If you've lived in a dictatorship for thirty years, you're used to people lying to you.” PeopleIfsYearsUsedLyingThirtyDictatorshipThirty YearsPeople Lie Author:Asne Seierstad
“As a woman, you accept the situation, adapt to it, and do your best, whereas men would choose violence.” MenSituationAcceptingViolence Author:Asne Seierstad
“Even in a war, someone has to take care of daily life. Someone has to feed and clothe the children.” ChildrenWarCareTake CareDaily Life Author:Asne Seierstad
“I was thinking, there are 5 million people, and I am just one of those 5 million. In the build-up to the war you see children playing in the street, and you think, ah, I'm going to be okay.” PeopleThinkingChildrenWarMillionsStreetsOkayJust OneChildren Playing Author:Asne Seierstad
“The wheel [migration] has been spinning and spinning and spinning. Wouldn't it be nice to imagine a world where that circle stops spinning in that crazy way? Because that's a huge wheel that's crushing people's lives, real people's lives, families.” PeopleWorldWayHas BeensRealNiceImagineCrazyHugeCirclesCrushWheelsBeing NiceFamily LifeSpinningMigration Author:Ruben Martinez
“I think when you start to get afraid, it's time to leave.” ThinkingTime To Leave Author:Asne Seierstad
“As a war correspondent, you have to weigh the risk you run against the story you can get.” WarStoriesRunningRisk Author:Asne Seierstad
“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.” SoulDoneAgeSimpleWalksFingersDesertYour SoulNew AgeSnaps Author: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