Burqas Quotes

#1. Seeing the Afghan women in their burqas, it's easy to say, "Well, they're not as fully aware as I am, so why do I have to worry so much about their plight?" But that's a misunderstanding. They are brutally aware of their station.

Eliza Griswold

#2. The more I photographed Muslim women, the more I was able to metaphorically strip away the burqas and hijabs, and start chipping away at the profound misconceptions that existed in other parts of the world about these women and their culture.

Lynsey Addario

#3. It's being made out that the whole point of the war was to topple the Taliban regime and liberate Afghan women from their burqas, we are being asked to believe that the U.S. marines are actually on a feminist mission.

Arundhati Roy

#4. I don't believe America will justifiably make an unprovoked attack on another nation. It would not be consistent with what we have been as a nation or what we should be as a nation.

Dick Armey

#5. No one has more trouble than the person who claims to have no trouble

Taiichi Ohno

#6. Jargon is making it increasingly hard to understand what a public figure is actually trying to say

Don Watson

#7. Being me right now is sort of amazing.

Helen Mirren

#8. It's nice to just be a kid and hang out with your friends at lunch.

Karlie Kloss