Naguib Mahfouz Quotes
I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees.
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Look at how hard it was to get to where I am. It doesn't make sense to give it up.
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I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.
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Through love one acquires renunciation and discrimination naturally.
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A feeling of alienation existed in India about life in Pakistan because most of what was known was negative. So, everyone used to believe things in our country are always bad, and we don't lead a happy life. But this has changed to some extent. After watching our dramas, people now know that we lead our lives similar to the way they live.
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We may say most aptly that the Analytical Engine weaves algebraical patterns just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves.
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Palestinian propagandists can say and do anything they please without concern for the truth, in the belief that if they repeat it often enough it will simply become the truth.
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Everyone will experience the consequences of his own acts. If his act are right, he'll get good consequences; if they're not, he'll suffer for it.
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I do not consider the Lisbon Treaty to be a good thing for Europe, for the freedom of Europe, or for the Czech Republic.
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Plus, I am paranoid by nature. I need to be in control.
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Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite.
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I have had an amazing career for a man who hits things for a living.
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I'm a good audience in general, but it's hard to make me laugh.
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I was a temp secretary for a long time, and I went at it with a passion, and I tried to do a nice job in all my jobs.
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Political theatre presents an entirely different set of problems. Sermonising has to be avoided at all cost. Objectivity is essential. The characters must be allowed to breathe their own air. The author cannot confine and constrict them to satisfy his own taste or disposition or prejudice.
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Southeast Asia was home for much of my childhood, but I moved to Hawaii when I was in high school.
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You cannot underestimate people's ability to spot a soulless, bureaucratic tactic a million miles away. It's a big reason why so many companies that have dipped a toe in social media waters have failed miserably.
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Even before I went to the UN, I often would want to say something in a meeting - only woman at the table - and I'd think, 'OK well, I don't think I'll say that. It may sound stupid.' And then some man says it, and everybody thinks it's completely brilliant, and you are so mad at yourself for not saying something.
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During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress.
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You know how to vanquish, Hannibal, but you do not know how to profit from victory.
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There was once a philosopher who said, 'I don't believe in God, but I fear him greatly.' That's about where I am.
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Most of the women who have offered themselves for public office over the years have done so, I believe, more because of the 'dirt' than in spite of it.
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So many believe that it is love that grows, but it is the knowing that grows and love simply expands to contain it.
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I probably did pack a lifetime's work into the 1980s.
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I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees.
