![The Iraq war is a huge subject and there have been many films about it. But it was when the private contractors started taking over and taking responsibilities from the regular army, which hides the war. You have these private armies of mercenaries acting with immunity for their actions, the worst of which was the Blackwater case where they killed 17 Iraqi civilians and the guys who did it just went home. We [screenwriter Paul Laverty and Loach] felt this deserved a story.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-iraq-war-is-a-huge-subject-and-there-have-been-many-films-about-it-but-it-wa.jpg)
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Deception is a sort of seduction. In love and war, adultery and espionage, deceit can only succeed if the deceived party is willing, in some way, to be deceived. Ben Macintyre
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Many people, they flee not the war itself, but the consequences of the war, because they want to live, they want to have the basic needs for their livelihood, they don't have it. They have to flee these circumstances, not necessarily the security situation itself. So, you have different reasons for the people or the refugees to leave Syria. Bashar al-Assad
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Whenever you have a war, the civilians and the innocents will pay the price. That's in any war, any war is a bad war.
war people
In any war, people will pay the price.
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There is no good war.
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All wars are popular for the first 30 days. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
war world saving
Those who are convinced they have a monopoly on The Truth always feel that they are only saving the world when they slaughter the heretics.
war pride blood
Now I have shed my first blood. I feel no qualms, no pride, no remorse. There is only a weary indifference that will follow me throughout the war. Audie Murphy
war determine left
War doesn't determine who's right, it determines who's left Bertrand Russell
responsibility men class
If woman's sole responsibility is of the domestic type, one class will be crushed by it, and the other throw it off as a badge of poverty. The poor man's motto, 'Woman's work is never done,' leads inevitably to its antithesis - ladies' work is never begun. Antoinette Brown Blackwell
responsibility men effort
A man who seeks escape from the responsibility of supporting his life by his own thought and effort, and wishes to survive by conquering, ruling and exploiting others, is NOT an Individualist. Ayn Rand
responsibility men islands
Living in a society, instead of on a desert island, does not relieve a man of the responsibility of supporting his own life.
responsibility men thinking
Men who reject the responsibility of thought and reason can only exist as parasites on the thinking of others.
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We affirm that the true story of capitalism is now beginning, because capitalism is not a system of oppression only, but is also a selection of values, a coordination of hierarchies, a more amply developed sense of individual responsibility. Benito Mussolini
responsibility may negative
The very act of accepting responsibility short-circuits and cancels out any negative emotions you may be experiencing. Brian Tracy
responsibility understanding accepting
Accept complete responsibility both for understanding and for being understood.
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But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What's appealing is that you don't have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait, or a poem. Jane Campion
responsibility play differences
Each one of us matters, has a role to play, and makes a difference. Each one of us must take responsibility for our own lives, and above all, show respect and love for living things around us, especially each other. Jane Goodall
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People don't mind spending money on their homes and basement. David Jones
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No one was at home at the time. Yvonne Martinez
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Ten percent of our homes are now rentals. It's a big problem.
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These are the homes we need to address, because we know they are not going to do anything with them until we take action,
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All are home now, and are recovering or have recovered.
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You really like to win the home games. Split on the road, win at home. That's how you win championships.
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When you live in the present moment, time stands still. Accept your circumstances and live them. If there is an experience ahead of you, have it! But if worries stand in your way, put them off until tomorrow. Give yourself a day off from worry. You deserve it. Some people live with a low-grade anxiety tugging at their spirit all day long. They go to sleep with it, wake up with it, carry it around at home, in town, to church, and with friends. Here's a remedy: Take the present moment and find something to laugh at. People who laugh, last. Barbara Johnson
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The small things of life were often so much bigger than the great things . . . the trivial pleasure like cooking, one's home, little poems especially sad ones, solitary walks, funny things seen and overheard. Barbara Pym
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I suppose home is, for me, more of a state of mind. It's really more of about being where I want to be with people I care about. Augusten Burroughs