Shabiha Quotes

#1. 'Shabiha' is a difficult word to translate into English. It comes from the word Syrians used to describe the luxury Mercedes favored by the Assad family's operatives that the enforcers of the regime used to move money, smuggle weapons and intimidate opponents.

Richard Engel

#2. I do not feel obliged in my reading. I read to be entertained and to relax, and to go into another world, not because it's good for me.

Nora Roberts

#3. In crime fiction, I just don't write the parts that aren't a thriller and it's exactly the same in my TV reporting - I distill the essence of the story until it's only the jewels of the tale - and leave in only the most compelling and exciting parts.

Hank Phillippi Ryan

#4. I do believe that when your child does poorly on a test, your first step should not necessarily be to attack the teacher or the school's curriculum. It should be to look at the idea that, maybe, the child didn't work hard enough.

Amy Chua

#5. I tossed the book aside. Great. My dad was a D-list god who frolicked in the woods. He was probably eliminated early last season on Dancing with the Asgardians.

Rick Riordan

#6. The most important history is the history we make today.

Henry Ford

#7. I try to tell people that just because you're buff and cut doesn't mean you're healthy.

Sylvester Stallone

#8. Those who deal with customers on a regular basis should be circumspect whenever they open their "traps." It is better not to say anything at all than to say, and later, pay!

J. N. HALM

#9. This dangerous girl. This captivating beauty.
This destroyer of worlds and creator of wonder.

Renee Ahdieh