"The dead cannot speak. But hitherto unknown information has emerged from the confidential archives of the Syrian presidency and foreign ministry, published in a new book by Bouthaina Shaaban, who spent ten years as Hafez's interpreter and is still an adviser to his son Bashar."

-- Robert Fisk

#Book Quotes #Son Quotes #Years Quotes

“Pray as if it's up to God, work as if it's up to you.”
“I try to write about how we live today, how we use language, technology, our bodies.”

Source : Live Chat, www.newyorker.com. August 23, 2011.
“Old age ain't for sissies”
“Better that we should die fighting than be outraged and dishonored... . Better to die than to live in slavery.”
“Jealousy is the worst trait in any person.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“History has shown that a government's redistribution of shrinking wealth, in preference to a private sector's creation of new sources of it, can prove more destructive than even the most deadly enemy.”
“The bottom line is that we have entered an age when local communities need to invest in themselves. Federal and state dollars are becoming more and more scarce for American cities. Political and civic leaders in local communities need to make a compelling case for this investment.”

Source : "The Wrath Of Grapes: Oklahoma City MAPS Its Future" by Mick Cornett, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 29, 2012.
“One question you never want to ask God is, â€˜Whatâ€™s wrong with meâ€“ because Heâ€™ll tell you..”

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