Top 629 Quotes & Sayings by Egyptian Authors - Page 3

It's a funny thing that's happening online. The Middle Easterners want 'Aladdin' to be a Middle Eastern story, and the Indians want 'Aladdin' to be an Indian story. The truth is, it's really a folk tale from the 1800s, and Agrabah is a fictional place that's a culmination of India and Asia and the Middle East.

Enjoying life for me is just normal.

There is no doubt that counterterrorism takes time because it is not action against a regular army.

The true victory is the victory for democracy and pluralism.

I don't know if there's such a thing as objectivity.

I always like to improve myself.

There are these very poor communities on the outskirts of Cairo called Mokattam, where a lot of the garbage collectors live. I used to volunteer there, doing health and education work when I was younger and living in Egypt.

The Muslim Brotherhood and the Salifist parties are a real force in the Egyptian society. No civil, liberal government can succeed, even after new elections, if the Islamists are forced to work underground as a foe and the country remains divided.

The most important thing for me is health - you wake up in the morning, you can breathe, and you can walk.

In some cultures, like Middle Eastern, Egyptian, or Asian cultures, people are often hesitant to give any negative feedback.

I don't like the word 'vegan' on its own, and the reason I started Evolving Vegan, is because the people associated with that word can be very militant.

My show in Egypt was called, 'The Show,' or, 'Al Bernameg' in Arabic. Basically, it was a political satire show. It started on Internet by three, four-minute episodes, and then it evolved into a live show in a theater, which was something that was unprecedented in the Arab world.

I did almost everything in my footballing career.

Rwanda was considered a second-class operation; because it was a small country, we had been able to maintain a kind of status quo. They were negotiating, they'd accepted the new peace project, so we were under the impression that everything would be solved easily.

If everyone got a divorce and looked for a second wife, the Coptic family would lose its moral compass.

The president of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the commander of the armed forces, full stop.

I have a charity called the Chain Of Hope, where we target children from poor areas where heart surgery is not available, and we offer our services.

It's kinda me and Jon Stewart have a pact together - so he's making me famous in the Western world and I'm making him famous in Egypt!

Yusuf Qaradawi is probably the most well-known legal authority in the whole Muslim world today.

It would be nice to be in one place for a while and have a social life again and get a job. But I'm not qualified to do anything. That's the problem.

It won't matter who starts and who plays, the most important thing is the Egyptian national team and we will do our best.

I'm interested in characters that are complex people.

Citizens, the priority now is to recover trust between the Egyptian - amongst the Egyptians and to have trust and confidence in our economy and international reputation and the fact that the change that we have embarked on will carry on and there's no going back to the old days.

I give all my life to football; I only think about football. This is what is on my mind all the time.

The global realignment is accelerating the migration of growth and wealth dynamics from the industrial world to the larger emerging economies.

It makes the heart to tremble when you open an undiscovered tomb.

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.

So, we need to delegitimize the nuclear weapon, and by de-legitimizing... meaning trying to develop a different system of security that does not depend on nuclear deterrence.

I like the monastic life... in the prayer and the praising... this has charged me with new energy, spiritual energy. This is very important for my ministry outside the monastery.

The Coptic Church respects the law but it does not accept rulings that go against the Bible and our freedom of religion.

All I dream of is to be able to leave Egypt. If I found out I was banned from traveling, I won't let them imprison me.

I'd rather have the influence than the power, and the influence to me is to build institutions of independence and democracy, to regain for Egypt prestige in education and science and technology.

In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.

He who can not support himself, can not take his own decision.

I had too many big passions in life and it gets in the way of work. You can't concentrate properly on the one thing.

Unity is power; without unity women cannot fight for their rights anywhere.

Morality crusades unite military regimes and religious zealots alike.

The Bush administration and its 'we'll liberate you by invading your countries' doctrine is thankfully behind us. It is up to us to fight for our rights inside our communities.

It's always a special feeling when you win something.

A kind of racism still exists in the United States, and Islamophobia is a more convenient way to express that sentiment. There has also been an attempt to paint Muslims as enemies of the United States.

While the 2011 revolution did not remove the regime, it has shortened the seemingly endless patience that many Egyptians once had for military rule.

Plastic surgery is a postmodern veil.

Higher education should be based on quality, not quantity; receive merit-based funding; and be free of unnecessary bureaucracy. Not the least of the benefits of educational reform is to foster the pride of achievement at national and international levels.

It's important in any project to remain focused.

Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free.

I have said many times I play for the team to help the team win the games. That is the most important thing for me.

I am becoming more radical with age. I have noticed that writers, when they are old, become milder. But for me it is the opposite. Age makes me more angry.

When we represent all cultures with sensitivity and truth, we foster a society that supports all people.

Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.

My exercise regime for the film was really intense. I'd work out with a trainer six days a week, and then I had a stunt rehearsal team that would do boxing, stretching, and a little bit of parkour. And yet, people don't get to see me shirtless in this movie. I don't know if you've seen the trailer, but this Aladdin wears a shirt.

I didn't invent satire. I didn't come up with it. And it will continue to be a very powerful tool to disrupt political taboos and social taboos and religious taboos, because those taboos are always used to control and to curb people's way of creativity and thinking, by making them feel guilty because they want to make a change.

I want to be the best player in the history of Egyptian football.

I scored about 40 goals with Roma, so that's quite good.

I believe at the heart of any revolution for social justice and human dignity are consent and agency, the unequivocal belief that I own my body - not the state, not the church/mosque/temple, not the street and not the family.

We are two brothers: I am a doctor; my brother is an engineer.

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.

It is true that Egypt's attempt at democracy after the 2011 revolution encountered many obstacles in governance and infrastructure.

I never meant to antagonize anyone.

It's incredible to see the creativity, beauty and hardships people capture when filmmaking is opened up and shared with the world.

I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way.