#places

We did not go to war in Afghanistan or in Iraq to, quote, 'impose democracy.' We went to war in both places because we saw those regimes as a threat to the United States. ↗

— Paul Wolfowitz

#because #both #democracy #did #go

But I just wonder what it would be like to be able to go places without people recognizing me. ↗

— Sara Gilbert

#go #i #just #like #me

I like to know the places I write about. I feel like it helps me ground the novel. My novels are 'realistic novels,' but they can also be fantastical, so it's nice to have a setting that grounds them a little bit. ↗

— John Green

#also #bit #feel #ground #grounds

I think instead writers and publishers and readers need to go to the places where people are, and make the argument that there is great value to the quiet, contemplative process of reading a novel, that reading great books carefully offers pleasures and consolations that no iPad app ever can. ↗

— John Green

#books #carefully #consolations #contemplative #ever

Whoever places his trust into a system will soon be without a home. While you are building your third story, the two lower ones have already been dismantled. ↗

— Franz Grillparzer

#been #building #dismantled #his #home

I was always frightened by taverns. They just seemed like very unpleasant places to go. ↗

— Matt Groening

#frightened #go #i #just #like

One of the things I love about New York is that it's one of the only places where you could have an entire restaurant dedicated to macaroni and cheese. ↗

— Savannah Guthrie

#cheese #could #dedicated #entire #i

Snowboarding! I love it! Some of the best places to snowboard are Telluride and Park Cities, Utah. ↗

— Bridget Hall

#cities #i #i love #love #park

I have to be very careful about how often I drag my family to places. They need some stability in their lives. ↗

— Gregory Harrison

#careful #drag #family #how #i

Michigan is two radically different places - the North and the South which makes for good drama and contrast. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#different #different places #drama #good #good drama