"We have no Arab intellectuals of international stature because we live in a state of generalized mediocrity. We are suspended in the pit without touching the bottom."

-- Tahar Ben Jelloun

#Touching Quotes #Pits Quotes #Mediocrity Quotes

“I'm not about to put up a silly skit and preach a 15-minute message on 'how to cope' to a multitude of people who are dying and going to hell. I tremble at the thought.”
“I owe all my success in life to having been always a quarter of an hour before my time.”
“I am happy to say that everyone that I have met in my life, I have gained something from them; be it negative or positive, it has enforced and reinforced my life in some aspect.”
“I never did anything, great or small, without obtaining in advance express instructions from Adolf Hitler or any of my superiors.”
“I don't think England is that gray but India is like a long drone.”
“Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.”
“Don't wreck a sublime chocolate experience by feeling guilty...”
“Once you're in, you're in. It's like the Mafia. Once a Monkee, always a Monkee.”

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