"During my youth, the idea of moving from Lebanon was unthinkable. Then I began to realise I might have to go, like my grandfather, uncles and others who left for America, Egypt, Australia, Cuba."

-- Amin Maalouf

#Uncles Quotes #Moving Quotes #Egypt Quotes

“Men take what women make and claim it as their own.Men donâ€™t love childrenThey kill them in a heartbeat to hurt a woman”
“The superhuman power which exhiliration and hypnosis bring to a dancer is shown especially clearly in his almost inconceivable staying powers in a state of high tension. "In the dance even the weakest can do wonders."”
“The shadow of fear and uncertainty lies over most of us; for us the future seems far from being as clear and open as we believed it would be.”
“I've been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and the media. I have to take advantage of that while I'm still bankable.”

Source : Spike Lee, Cynthia Fuchs (2002). “Spike Lee: Interviews”, p.8, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“Quit counting time and start making time count”
“It must be poor life that achieves freedom from fear.”
“You may live to see man-made horrors beyond your comprehension.”
“The rose that once has bloomed forever dies.”

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