“Don't kid yourself. President Obama's decision to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan before he stands for reelection is not driven by the United States' 'position of strength' in the war zone as much as it is by grim economic and political realities at home.” WarStatesHomeRealityKidsPoliticalPresidentDecisionUnitedUnited StatesEconomicPositionDrivenZoneAfghanistanPresident ObamaTroopsGrimWar ZonesReelection Author:Ron Fournier
“Eating any of these things, goat testicles or what have you, isn't going to be nice, but you get into that zone, you become focussed and you do what you need to do. It's all about one thing: coming home in one piece.” NeedsHomePiecesNiceOne ThingEatingZoneComing HomeBeing NiceGoatsOne PieceTesticles Author:Bear Grylls
“Ourselves are cosmic and capacious beyond conjecture, and to experience some notion of the planetary perspective is the richest income from travelling. It takes all to inform and educate all. Sallies forth from our cramped firesides into other homes, other hearts, are wonderfully wholesome and enlarging. Travel opens prospects on all sides, widens our horizon, liberates the mind from geographical and conventional limitations, from local prejudices and national, showing the globe in its differing climates, zones, and latitudes of intelligence.” MindHeartHomeSidesPerspectivePrejudiceClimateNotionIncomeLocalsLimitationZoneHorizonCosmicEducateConventionalGlobesProspectsConjectureLatitude Book:Table-talk Source: Table-talk
“I know my comfort zone and I know what my strong points are and my first love was always music. I'm a huge cinema fan. I was taking my time; I got offered a lot of scripts and things along the way but until Burlesque showed up at my doorstep, it really spoke to me. I have a collection of burlesque books at home that I've had for years. I've always been intrigued and fascinated with the topic, the beauty and the art of it and the comedic value of it. I think it's just a beautiful, empowering thing for women.” ThinkingKnowsWayYearsFirstsArtBookHomeBeautifulValuesStrongFansHugeComfortScriptsCinemaMy TimeEmpoweringCollectionsZoneSpokesFascinatedFirst LoveComfort ZoneTopicsIntriguedComedicDoorstepBurlesque Author:Christina Aguilera
“When I'm filming, survival requires movement. You need your energy, and you've got to eat the bad stuff, and survival food is rarely pretty, but you kind of do it. I get in that zone, and I eat the nasty stuff, but I'm not like that when I'm back home.” NeedsKindHomeEnergyStuffMovementSurvivalZoneNastyBack HomeBad StuffI'm Back Author:Bear Grylls