"They [Arabs] wanted to catch up with the modern world. The West appreciated that, but was more interested in colonies, markets, and spheres of influence. Such is the way in which historical forces operate: the give and take between nations, as betweenÂ cultures, is noÂ simple exchange"

-- Jabra Ibrahim Jabra

#Simple Quotes #Giving Quotes #Historical Quotes

“When bad things happened to other people, I imagined them happening to me. I didnâ€™t know if this was empathy or theft.”

Source : Leslie Jamison (2014). “The Empathy Exams: Essays”, p.20, Granta Books
“I ain't never been hater. I ain't got no time.”
“It's just that it's mind-boggling to me how many people I encounter every day who are struggling to subsist on a diet of bad advice about fake solutions to nonexistent problems.”

Source : "Kung Fu Grippe" personal blog, www.kungfugrippe.com. 2010.
“Yet what you need is not marches, demonstrations, rallies or wide associations, all of them are important. What you need is direct action. The sooner people understand that, the sooner we'll begin to change things.”
“Only towards the end of this process are any of the chapters in fully readable condition, a state of affairs that used to alarm my wife. But Joan's got used to it.”
“Ostwald was a great protagonist and an inspiring teacher. He had the gift of saying the right thing in the right way. When we consider the development of chemistry as a whole, Ostwald's name like Abou ben Adhem's leads all the rest ... Ostwald was absolutely the right man in the right place. He was loved and followed by more people than any chemist of our time.”
“I hadn't actually watched 'Entourage.' But I do understand that if you know and love that show, Jeremy Piven is about as good as it gets.”
“The repose of darkness is deeper on the water than on the land.”

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