"I believe in life and in people. I feel obliged to advocate their highest ideals as long as I believe them to be true. I also see myself compelled to revolt against ideals I believe to be false, since recoiling from rebellion would be a form of treason"

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Source : Naguib Mahfouz (2016). “Sugar Street: The Cairo Trilogy”, p.329, Anchor

Naguib Mahfouz

#Believe Quotes #Long Quotes #People Quotes

“We're all just a part of this large, spiraling, constantly fluid hierarchy and changing. At some points in your life, you feel crushed by that, depending on who you come in contact with.”
“Be so busy Improving your self that you have no time to criticize others.”
“The utmost we can hope for in this world is contentment; if we aim at anything higher, we shall meet with nothing but grief and disappointment. A man should direct all his studies and endeavors at making himself easy now and happy hereafter.”
“From the backstabbing co-worker to the meddling sister-in-law, you are in charge of how you react to the people and events in your life. You can either give negativity power over your life or you can choose happiness instead. Take control and choose to focus on what is important in your life. Those who cannot live fully often become destroyers of life.”
“Saddam's fate should be in the hands of his country men. They were the major victims of his brutal reign and should decide his life, death, or permanent imprisonment. Personally, I would lock him away forever.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“you know, a daydream properly utilized can be the most powerful force in the universe. One need only dream of freedom to begin to break the spell of enslavement.”

Source : William Joyce, Laura Geringer (2011). “Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King”, p.224, Simon and Schuster
“A strategist is one who helps people relax into their creative skills. People won't rally unless an idea is beautiful... Everyone is hanging on every word... Amazing.”
“I spent all my youth with horses.”

Source : "Tell everyone" by Emine Saner, www.theguardian.com. June 18, 2007.

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