"It is sometimes hard to escape the belief that history exists against the artist."

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Source : "Ask the Author Live: Hisham Matar on Libya". The New Yorker Live Chat, www.newyorker.com. October 25, 2011.

Hisham Matar

#Artist Quotes #Belief Quotes #Sometimes Quotes

“Run. Yoga. Hike. Generally try to outpace the nerves. If that doesn't work, one Jack on the rocks.”
“If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.”

Source : "Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397". 1989.
“Because the state necessarily commits aggression, the consistent libertarian, in opposing aggression, is also an anarchist.”
“We should clearly understand that only the voluntary and conscientious acceptance by a people of its guilt can ensure the healing of a nation. Unremitting reproaches from outside are counterproductive.”
“I have very strong theories about magazine publishing. And I think that it is the most personal form of journalism. And I think that a magazine is an old friend.”
“I'm a good woman for a bad man.”
“I suspect there are people in all walks of life who need to be dragged into the 21st century in terms of attitudes towards women.”
“God has a story to tell about you. A major part of it is you telling yours.”

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