Ameen Rihani Quotes
Revolution is glorified by intellectuals, apotheosized by poets, sanctified by visionaries, and bled white by politicians.Ameen Rihani
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General Giap was one of the most brilliant military strategists of our era, who in Dien Bien Phu was able to place missile launchers in remote, mountainous jungles, something the yankee and European military officers considered impossible.
Fidel Castro -
In other restaurants you'll see employees signing to each other, since we also hire many deaf men and women.
Carl Karcher -
I think remorse ought to stop biting the consciences that feed it.
Ogden Nash -
Playing hard to get is not the way to win me over. I'm definitely more for the girl who can smile and laugh all the time and just have a good time!
Taylor Lautner -
I've been missing Japanese literature so much of late.
Utada Hikaru -
I am hunting for people who would be a good colleague or a teammate, not someone who works for me.
Jack Dangermond
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I'd probably describe my sense of humor as 'twisted,' I guess. It's not hard to make me laugh, especially when I'm surrounded by my close friends, especially my bandmates.
Mac DeMarco -
I used to run away from school to my village. But later, I went to the U.S. for studies and lost touch.
Randeep Hooda -
No one needs to be reminded of racism in soccer: the xenophobia, the nativism and, yes, nationalism.
Rabih Alameddine -
Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
Najib Razak -
When I was auditioning for 'True Grit,' I was on the Paramount lot. I was wearing clothes from the 1800s that were big and uncomfortable.
Hailee Steinfeld -
I definitely want to win a gold medal, that should be everybody's goal.
Laura Wilkinson
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I kinda went through a semi-depression. Honestly. Like, I lost myself.
Laura Bell Bundy -
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
Samuel Johnson -
Good education, housing and jobs are imperatives for the Negroes, and I shall support them in their fight to win these objectives, but I shall tell the Negroes that while these are necessary, they cannot solve the main Negro problem.
Malcolm X -
It's jarring to live in a world where every person feels his life will only get better when you came from a world where many rightfully believe that things have become worse. And I've suspected that this optimism blinds many in Silicon Valley to the real struggles in other parts of the country. So I decided to move home to Ohio.
J. D. Vance -
I'm not one for Sudoku or crosswords - the thing that fires my little brain is doing tour budgets.
Ian Anderson -
The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
Samuel Butler
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To-day we can affirm that the capitalistic method of production is out of date. So is the doctrine of laissez-faire, the theoretical basis of capitalism… To-day we are taking a new and decisive step in the path of revolution. A revolution, in order to be great, must be a social revolution.
Benito Mussolini -
The Industrial Revolution caused a centuries-long shift in power to the West; globalization is now shifting the balance again.
Dennis C. Blair -
Our revolution is like Wikipedia, okay? Everyone is contributing content, [but] you don't know the names of the people contributing the content. This is exactly what happened. Revolution 2.0 in Egypt was exactly the same. Everyone is contributing small pieces, bits and pieces. We drew this whole picture of a revolution. And no one is the hero in that picture.
Wael Ghonim -
'I’ve never seen a soft heart turn hard,' said Taleswapper. 'At least not without good reason.'
Orson Scott Card -
I think much of what you learn as a kid comes before age seven.
J. B. Pritzker -
Revolution is glorified by intellectuals, apotheosized by poets, sanctified by visionaries, and bled white by politicians.
Ameen Rihani