Quotes by Egyptian authors

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Small: The most important thing is Gods blessing and if you believe in God and you believe in yourself, you have noth
"The most important thing is God's blessing and if you believe in God and you believe in yourself, you have nothing to worry about"
Mohamed Al-Fayed, Businessman
Small: Not a single piece of material culture - not a single object - has been found at Giza that can be interpreted
"Not a single piece of material culture - not a single object - has been found at Giza that can be interpreted to come from a lost civilization"
Zahi Hawass, Scientist
Small: It makes the heart to tremble when you open an undiscovered tomb
"It makes the heart to tremble when you open an undiscovered tomb"
Zahi Hawass, Scientist
Small: I think it is fair to say that it is under a great deal of stress, and if I am asking for significant changes,
"I think it is fair to say that it is under a great deal of stress, and if I am asking for significant changes, it is because the world is going through significant changes"
Mohamed ElBaradei, Scientist
Small: The once-unthinkable loss of the AAA rating will constitute a further hit to already fragile business and cons
"The once-unthinkable loss of the AAA rating will constitute a further hit to already fragile business and consumer confidence"
Mohamed El-Erian, Businessman
Small: Investors should be cautiously positioned as the global economy and markets face major uncertainties.
"Investors should be cautiously positioned as the global economy and markets face major uncertainties. The downgrade will be a further headwind to growth and job creation in the U.S"
Mohamed El-Erian, Businessman
Small: I found in one of the tombs an inscription saying, If you touch my tomb, you will be eaten by a crocodile and
"I found in one of the tombs an inscription saying, 'If you touch my tomb, you will be eaten by a crocodile and hippopotamus.' It doesn't mean the hippo will eat you, it means the person really wanted his tomb to be protected"
Zahi Hawass, Scientist
Small: I am damn good. I am doing all this for Egypt and nothing else. I reject 70 per cent of media interviews while
"I am damn good. I am doing all this for Egypt and nothing else. I reject 70 per cent of media interviews while these people who accuse me are running after them"
Zahi Hawass, Scientist
Small: Because in the New Normal you are more worried about the return of your capital, not return on your capital
"Because in the New Normal you are more worried about the return of your capital, not return on your capital"
Mohamed El-Erian, Businessman
Small: Americas downgrade may serve as a wakeup call for its policymakers. It is an unambiguous and loud signal of th
"America's downgrade may serve as a wakeup call for its policymakers. It is an unambiguous and loud signal of the country's eroding economic strength and global standing. It renders urgent the need to regain the initiative through better economic policymaking and more coherent governance"
Mohamed El-Erian, Businessman
Small: This is one of the factors that also made me very much want to make this film, apart from the fact that I love
"This is one of the factors that also made me very much want to make this film, apart from the fact that I loved it. If the boy hadn't been Jewish and the man hadn't been Muslim, it wouldn't have made any difference to the film. I don't think it's relevant, really"
Omar Sharif, Actor
Small: There are lots of wonderful old Italian actors. You dont need to take an Egyptian to play an Italian actor
"There are lots of wonderful old Italian actors. You don't need to take an Egyptian to play an Italian actor"
Omar Sharif, Actor
Small: I didnt want to be a slave to any passion anymore. I gave up card playing altogether, even bridge and gambling
"I didn't want to be a slave to any passion anymore. I gave up card playing altogether, even bridge and gambling - more or less. It took me a few years to get out of it"
Omar Sharif, Actor
Small: This character in the film, these things that he says which sound like advice and wise things, they are very c
"This character in the film, these things that he says which sound like advice and wise things, they are very common for Orientals. It's all the tradition"
Omar Sharif, Actor
Small: I see only defects because Im not following the scene as it were. Im not following the other person. Its like
"I see only defects because I'm not following the scene as it were. I'm not following the other person. It's like the best thing to clarify this is the theater"
Omar Sharif, Actor
Small: I love to be with my son and my grandchildren, like normal people. I have no particular idea of what I represe
"I love to be with my son and my grandchildren, like normal people. I have no particular idea of what I represent to other people. It's very mysterious to me. I don't understand it"
Omar Sharif, Actor
Small: Anyone can like their job... To love your job is not enough, you must give your passion to your job
"Anyone can like their job... To love your job is not enough, you must give your passion to your job"
Zahi Hawass, Scientist
Small: Its very important to reveal the mystery of the pyramid. Science in archaeology is very important. People all
"It's very important to reveal the mystery of the pyramid. Science in archaeology is very important. People all over the world are waiting to solve this mystery"
Zahi Hawass, Scientist
Small: We now have the right to have immediate, unfettered access to any site in Iraq and we have the right to interv
"We now have the right to have immediate, unfettered access to any site in Iraq and we have the right to interview people, both inside and outside Iraq"
Mohamed ElBaradei, Scientist
Small: We continue to have nuclear weapons relied on as a weapon of choice. If that policy were to continue, we conti
"We continue to have nuclear weapons relied on as a weapon of choice. If that policy were to continue, we continue to have countries who are in a security bind, if you like, or perceive themselves to be in security bind to look for acquisition of nuclear weapons"
Mohamed ElBaradei, Scientist
Small: I hope everybody will go back to the negotiating table. Ive always said this is the only way forward
"I hope everybody will go back to the negotiating table. I've always said this is the only way forward"
Mohamed ElBaradei, Scientist
Small: It is hard to imagine that, having downgraded the US, S & P will not follow suit on at least one of the oth
"It is hard to imagine that, having downgraded the US, S & P will not follow suit on at least one of the other members of the dwindling club of sovereign AAAs. If this were to materialise and involve a country like France, for example, it could complicate the already fragile efforts by Europe to rescue countries in its periphery"
Mohamed El-Erian, Businessman
Small: For the next three years, were going to see different economies work out different problems. For European econ
"For the next three years, we're going to see different economies work out different problems. For European economies, especially Greece, it would be through default"
Mohamed El-Erian, Businessman
Small: The world is on a bumpy journey to a new destination and the New Normal
"The world is on a bumpy journey to a new destination and the New Normal"
Mohamed El-Erian, Businessman
Small: Most people are under exposed to global assets, including foreign stocks, bonds and currencies
"Most people are under exposed to global assets, including foreign stocks, bonds and currencies"
Mohamed El-Erian, Businessman
Small: Investors have to ask themselves two questions. How much can we grow our investments? And, can we afford our m
"Investors have to ask themselves two questions. How much can we grow our investments? And, can we afford our mistakes?"
Mohamed El-Erian, Businessman
Small: We are the only ones who really can care about the preservation Foreigners who come to excavate, maybe some of
"We are the only ones who really can care about the preservation Foreigners who come to excavate, maybe some of them care about preservation, but the majority care about discoveries"
Zahi Hawass, Scientist
Small: The sphinx will always have to be looked after
"The sphinx will always have to be looked after"
Zahi Hawass, Scientist
Small: I will continue to distribute blankets, sleeping bags, warm clothing and food on a regular basis, in the hope
"I will continue to distribute blankets, sleeping bags, warm clothing and food on a regular basis, in the hope that my modest efforts will give some comfort to those people we are able help"
Mohamed Al-Fayed, Businessman
Small: Investors should invest on what they know. The biggest mistake is to invest on what they dont know
"Investors should invest on what they know. The biggest mistake is to invest on what they don't know"
Mohamed El-Erian, Businessman
Small: As a whole, investors should welcome attempts to safeguard the integrity of markets. You need very clear rules
"As a whole, investors should welcome attempts to safeguard the integrity of markets. You need very clear rules applied to markets"
Mohamed El-Erian, Businessman
Small: Many parts of the granite statues were found, the most important of which had features close to Ramses II.
"Many parts of the granite statues were found, the most important of which had features close to Ramses II. The statue needs some restoration and weighs between four and five tons"
Zahi Hawass, Scientist
Small: I will reveal the secrets behind these doors
"I will reveal the secrets behind these doors"
Zahi Hawass, Scientist
Small: I will announce some of the tombs I found next to the great pyramid of Khufu. One is an intact tomb that I hav
"I will announce some of the tombs I found next to the great pyramid of Khufu. One is an intact tomb that I have not opened yet"
Zahi Hawass, Scientist
Small: As scientists, we keep an open mind, but we have to base our ideas about the past on archaeological evidence
"As scientists, we keep an open mind, but we have to base our ideas about the past on archaeological evidence"
Zahi Hawass, Scientist
Small: Working gets in the way of living
"Working gets in the way of living"
Omar Sharif, Actor
Small: I want to live every moment totally and intensely. Even when Im giving an interview or talking to people, that
"I want to live every moment totally and intensely. Even when I'm giving an interview or talking to people, that's all that I'm thinking about"
Omar Sharif, Actor
Small: I dont think any actor feels comfortable watching themselves in movies. You must be very narcissistic.
"I don't think any actor feels comfortable watching themselves in movies. You must be very narcissistic. The problem with your own opinion of yourself is that contrary to the normal spectators, when you watch a film you are in, you only watch yourself"
Omar Sharif, Actor
Small: He read his mind. Hes a strange sort of man, isnt he? Its not just the advice and the wisdom that he has
"He read his mind. He's a strange sort of man, isn't he? It's not just the advice and the wisdom that he has"
Omar Sharif, Actor
Small: Women know when theyve got the menopause but men dont quite know. They know it afterwards
"Women know when they've got the menopause but men don't quite know. They know it afterwards"
Omar Sharif, Actor