"My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don't have to leave."

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Source : "Voice of the Maghreb" by Maya Jaggi, www.theguardian.com. May 5, 2006.

Tahar Ben Jelloun

#Country Quotes #People Quotes #Morocco Quotes

“I look at people like musical instruments. I set people to music.”
“I guess my point in general is that, if you look closely, who is in politics to self-identify - these are the people who flip easily, from right to left, pro-Muslim to anti-Muslim, etc. - versus who, whether on the right or left, is moved by genuine interest and empathy.”
“She looked up at him and said,"What did you say?" "You have beautiful eyes." "You told my father that he has beautiful eyes?" He smiled. "No. You distracted me. I told your father that, while I was very grateful for the lesson, I doubt I would ever need of it again- because I was planning to court only one woman in my lifetime.”
“I long for a kind of quiet where I can just drift and dream. I always say getting inspiration is like fishing. If you're quiet and sitting there and you have the right bait, you're going to catch a fish eventually. Ideas are sort of like that. You never know when they're going to hit you.”
“When Clemson players rub that rock and run down the hill, it's the most exciting 25 seconds in college football.”
“Fiscal policy, monetary policy, they need to work together to try and raise the level of growth.”

Source : Source: www.abc.net.au
“Once I had a professor say to me, "You know you have as much education as a lot of white people." I answered, "Doctor, I have more education than most white people."”
“I get up very early in the morning. I enjoy the quietness, the stillness, the rawness in the winter and fall. It's a special time.”

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