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Small: If we reject science, we reject the common man
"If we reject science, we reject the common man"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be my last
"If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be my last"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and also the conviction that un
"I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and also the conviction that under the political order of the times, our lives had no meaning"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way
"I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which I would not have preferred
"Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which I would not have preferred"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: Todays interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization
"Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening
"I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The
"Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story
"Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: Without literature my life would be miserable
"Without literature my life would be miserable"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert.
"I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: I didnt make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on
"I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But dont forget that our heritage includes Th
"We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now o
"The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate people will consider Arab literature also. We deserve that recognition"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: Ive never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party
"I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday
"I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: I reject any path which rejects life, but I cant help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives r
"I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives relief in the midst of battle"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance an
"According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: Russians can give you arms but only the United States can give you a solution
"Russians can give you arms but only the United States can give you a solution"
Anwar Sadat, Statesman
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Small: I will not be triumphed over
"I will not be triumphed over"
Cleopatra, Royalty
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Small: All strange and terrible events are welcome, but comforts we despise
"All strange and terrible events are welcome, but comforts we despise"
Cleopatra, Royalty
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Small: The failure of the United Nations - My failure is maybe, in retrospective, that I was not enough aggressive wi
"The failure of the United Nations - My failure is maybe, in retrospective, that I was not enough aggressive with the members of the Security Council"
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Public Servant
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Small: I am telling you, as a president of the country, I do not find it a mistake to listen to you and to respond to
"I am telling you, as a president of the country, I do not find it a mistake to listen to you and to respond to your requests and demands. But it is shameful and I will not, nor will ever accept to hear foreign dictations, whatever the source might be or whatever the context it came in"
Hosni Mubarak, Statesman
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Small: I am telling you before anything, that the blood of the martyrs and the injured will not go in vain. And I wou
"I am telling you before anything, that the blood of the martyrs and the injured will not go in vain. And I would like to affirm, I will not hesitate to punish those who are responsible fiercely. I will hold those in charge who have violated the rights of our youth with the harshest punishment stipulated in the law"
Hosni Mubarak, Statesman
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Small: Any political system can commit mistakes and any state can commit mistakes. What is most important is to ackno
"Any political system can commit mistakes and any state can commit mistakes. What is most important is to acknowledge these mistakes and put them right as soon as possible and put those behind them into account, bring them to account"
Hosni Mubarak, Statesman
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Small: Sharon is capable of making peace
"Sharon is capable of making peace"
Hosni Mubarak, Statesman
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Small: I have this to say to the people: go the polls and vote for the candidate of your choice... This is your respo
"I have this to say to the people: go the polls and vote for the candidate of your choice... This is your responsibility; do not neglect it"
Hosni Mubarak, Statesman
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Small: Most people seek after what they do not possess and are enslaved by the very things they want to acquire
"Most people seek after what they do not possess and are enslaved by the very things they want to acquire"
Anwar Sadat, Statesman
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Small: Celerity is never more admired than by the negligent
"Celerity is never more admired than by the negligent"
Cleopatra, Royalty
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Small: There can be hope only for a society which acts as one big family, not as many separate ones
"There can be hope only for a society which acts as one big family, not as many separate ones"
Anwar Sadat, Statesman
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Small: Fear is, I believe, a most effective tool in destroying the soul of an individual - and the soul of a people
"Fear is, I believe, a most effective tool in destroying the soul of an individual - and the soul of a people"
Anwar Sadat, Statesman
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Small: Fool! Dont you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you
"Fool! Don't you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you"
Cleopatra, Royalty
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Small: There is no happiness for people at the expense of other people
"There is no happiness for people at the expense of other people"
Anwar Sadat, Statesman
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Small: My honour was not yielded, but conquered merely
"My honour was not yielded, but conquered merely"
Cleopatra, Royalty
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Small: Mankind is poised midway between the gods and the beasts
"Mankind is poised midway between the gods and the beasts"
Plotinus, Philosopher
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Small: Knowing demands the organ fitted to the object
"Knowing demands the organ fitted to the object"
Plotinus, Philosopher
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Small: We were not realizing that, with just a machete, you can do a genocide
"We were not realizing that, with just a machete, you can do a genocide"
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Public Servant
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Small: The real problem was not the troops the real problem was that only the United States had the infrastructure to
"The real problem was not the troops; the real problem was that only the United States had the infrastructure to do the transport of troops with big planes, and then who will pay?"
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Public Servant
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Small: I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor
"I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor"
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Public Servant
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Small: There is a greater fatigue concerning the African problem today than five or 10 years ago. The situation now i
"There is a greater fatigue concerning the African problem today than five or 10 years ago. The situation now in Africa is worse today than it was 10 years ago"
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Public Servant
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