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01 / belief
“I think for Afghans, it’s particularly tough because they have such a love for their country.”
02 / belief
“If you read the story, you’d be filled in on what was going on. It was a very striking moment of the kind of fear, I think, that you could imagine a girl like that having.”
03 / belief
“Didn’t know whether she would or not, and in the end, she did, and we did that. That was pretty extraordinary because I think what she wrote about Afghanistan was so unique.”
04 / belief
“Afghan ISIS and those people would be very dangerous. But to go to Kabul, it’s very safe, I think.”
05 / belief
“I think if you’re interested in the history, you’ll read around the subjects, and you’ll draw parallels.”
06 / belief
“Again, huge generalizations, I’m afraid. It’s a huge country, but I think people are as happy as anywhere else, what I saw.”
07 / belief
“You could say that was the Afghans’ fault, but I think, actually, the people that were giving the money, the West, should have been more vigilant.”
08 / belief
“Even if things had been going well, I think I would’ve wanted to taste what else is out there.”
09 / belief
“I was thinking that when I was there, that actually is… it’s a very strong possibility. Eventually, that’ll happen, because I think also the country needs it.”
10 / belief
“In fact, I think that what happened was when the Celtic Tiger happened, and then there was that terrible crash, it is reckoned that the Irish learned a lesson.”
11 / belief
“I think also there were good decisions made by the government to offer education and promote it, and that’s why I think the South is booming.”
12 / belief
“I wouldn’t say religion has gone necessarily, but I think the church has really suffered.”