“Even when I was living below the poverty line as a novelist, I was still living better than 99.5% of the human population of the world. But in my little, soft realm of trying to amuse a few dozen middle-class people with my books and articles, I did struggle to survive in my own way.” PeopleWorldWayTryingHumansLittlesStillsBookLinesMy OwnClassPovertyStruggleMiddlePopulationNovelistsRealmsMiddle ClassArticlesDozenHuman PopulationLiving Better Author:Jonathan Ames
“If you're the King of Jordan, if you're a part of the royal family in Saudi Arabia and he's made this deal with Iran which gives them $150 billion to wage a war and try to extend their empire across the Middle East, why would you want to do it now? When I stand across from King Hussein of Jordan and I say to him, "You have a friend again sir, who will stand with you to fight this fight," he'll change his mind.” IfsWantGivingTryingMindMadeWarFightingDealsMiddleKingsEastBillionsEmpiresIranMiddle EastRoyalHusseinJordanArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisRoyal FamilyFriends Again Author:Chris Christie
“The war against ISIS will pose many new challenges for the next commander-in-chief. The last two presidents [George W. Bush and Barack Obama] pursued a Middle East policy that supported toppling dictators to try to promote democracy.” TryingTwoWarLastsNextPresidentChallengesDemocracyMiddlePolicyEastChiefsBarackMiddle EastDictatorPursuedIsisCommandersCommander In ChiefNew ChallengesPresident George W Bush Author:Wolf Blitzer
“I respect all religions. What I don't respect is when people use religion to attack others. I've met people across the world, in the middle of nowhere, who are just trying to survive and all they have is religion. In some why, it helps them, and I wouldn't take it away from them. There are also people who use to to hate and kill. I don't consider them religious people.” PeopleWorldTryingHelpingUseHateReligiousMiddleMetsMiddle Of Nowhere Author:Angelina Jolie
“The important thing for me is that I try to understand the culture. Everything I thought I knew about the country was either through TV, music, movies or hopping in and out when I did shows. You can't just get the US through being in Miami, LA and New York. Middle America is the place to understand real America.” TryingImportantRealCountryShowsAmericaCultureMiddleNew YorkTvsImportant ThingsMiamiHoppingMiddle America Author:Dizzee Rascal
“Not so much that I wanted to give up rock writing, but I also wanted to try something new. So I moved to a crumbling stately heap on top of a hill in the middle of nowhere in southwest France, about 60 miles from Bordeaux: wine instead of cocaine.” GivingWritingTryingWantedMiddleRocksGiving UpMovedWineMilesHillsFranceSomething NewCocaineCrumblingMiddle Of NowhereBordeaux Author:Sylvie Simmons
“I've always kind of been in the middle of every room, trying to get people together, no matter what color they were.” PeopleTryingKindMatterTogetherRoomsMiddleColorNo Matter What Author:Valerie June
“I felt what I was trying to do was make people realize that comics could be deep. I stopped myself in the middle of saying that because the Bazooka Joe thing I do with Dante's Inferno, that was just a goof. I wasn't trying to make people look at Bazooka Joe more seriously. But in my mind it's always been important.” PeopleTryingMindLooksImportantFeltRealizingMiddleInfernoGoofsBazookas Author:Robert Sikoryak
“We will not commit suicide because of pressure from the international community. A Palestinian state is not possible at the moment. I would rather fight and try to explain the situation in the Middle East to the world than to agree to steps that harm my country to satisfy the international community.” WorldTryingCountryStatesMomentsFightingCommunitySituationStepsMiddlePressureAgreeSuicideInternationalHarmEastCommitMiddle EastPalestinianInternational Community Author:Ayelet Shaked
“I don't have a very routine life; the kids' activities, our nightly routines, and morning routines are about as routine as it gets. In the middle of it all - other than my morning coffee, toast, and trying to get 7-8 hours of sleep a night - each day is different.” TryingDifferentKidsNightHoursSleepMorningMiddleActivityCoffeeEach DayRoutineToastsMorning CoffeeMorning RoutinesRoutine Life Author:Lisa Loeb
“King Hussein of Jordan dedicated his life - I witnessed it in his sleeping as well as waking hours - to trying to break through the impasses keeping people apart. He understood that the security and prosperity of any one of us in this world depends on the security and prosperity enjoyed by others. As Martin Luther King said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." In the Middle East, nothing could be more true.” PeopleWorldTryingWellsSaidHoursJusticeSleepBreakMiddleSecurityThis WorldDependsKingsUnderstoodThreatInjusticeProsperityEastEnjoyedWakingDedicatedMiddle EastHusseinLutherJordanBreak ThroughImpasseInjustice Anywhere Author:Queen Noor of Jordan