Egyptians Quotes

• The ancient Egyptians were Negroes. The moral fruit of their civilization is to be counted among the assets of the Black world.

  

  Cheikh Anta Diop
  • Civilization
  • Ancient
  • Negroes

• In a couple of Ahdaf Soueif's novels, she gets at the certain kind of English that's being spoken by Egyptians. It's a beautiful, expressive English but it is non-standard, "broken" English that happens to be efficient, eloquent, and communicates perfectly well even if it is breaking rules.

  

  Elliott Colla
  • English
  • Rules
  • Communicates

• You know, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death. When their souls got to the entrance to heaven, the guards asked two questions. Their answers determined whether they were able to enter or not. 'Have you found joy in your life?' 'Has your life brought joy to others?'

  

  Morgan Freeman
  • Death
  • Belief
  • Egyptians

• Egyptians are like camels: they can put up with beatings, humiliation and starvation for a long time but when they rebel they do so suddenly and with a force that is impossible to control.

  

  Alaa Al Aswany
  • Rebel
  • Camels
  • Egyptians

• We Egyptians reject any kind of assault or insult against our prophet.

  

  Mohammed Morsi
  • Prophet
  • Reject
  • Egyptians

• The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.

  

  Herodotus
  • Skin
  • Lips
  • Egyptians

• I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep & there are no words for that.

  

  Brian Andreas
  • Words
  • Ancient
  • Egyptians

• We in Israel certainly have a great interest in seeing peace, stability, and security restored to Egypt. We want nothing more than peace for the Egyptian people. We're not going to get involved in how Egypt, how the Egyptians should run themselves. That's an internal Egyptian affair.

  

  Michael Oren
  • People
  • Interest
  • Restored

• When the Egyptians decide something, probably it is not appropriate for the U.S. When the Americans decide something, this, of course, is not appropriate for Egypt.

  

  Mohammed Morsi
  • Something
  • Appropriate
  • Egyptians