The Middle Eastern states aren't nations; they're quarrels with borders. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I lived a very, very Middle Eastern life until I was in my early 20s. It was very sheltered. — Tan France Copy Share Image
When your parents are Middle Eastern immigrants, you have three choices. You can become a doctor, a lawyer or an engineer. — Michael Mina Copy Share Image
“From cradle to grave, Talal sprinted through life. I never did see a life extinguished so abruptly.” — Zeina Kassem Copy Share Image
When I was 17, I came to the U.S. to study Middle Eastern history and politics at Columbia University. — Julia Bacha Copy Share Image
I'm actually half Brit and half American. I have a British father and an American mother, but as far as I'm aware,… — Adam Rayner Copy Share Image
In the West we are constantly hit with music of Middle Eastern descent signifying terror, intrigue or sorrow. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
Middle Eastern cuisine has the same depth of ingredients and processes as other cuisines. They just haven't had as much exposure. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Growing up, I didn't see anybody with my skin color or my background. I didn't know it was possible to have a… — Mena Massoud Copy Share Image
A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a region free of Iranian nukes are worthy goals that should be able to… — Edgar Bronfman, Sr Copy Share Image
Fantasy is the tendency of Americans, going back to colonial times, to look at the Middle East as a type of fractured… — Michael Oren Copy Share Image
It is my Middle Eastern hat and my attachment to Israel that ultimately inspires my support for Obama. I know he understands… — Dennis Ross Copy Share Image
As long as we're tied to Middle Eastern oil we're tied to Middle Eastern politics. We're hostages to the terrorists and nutcases… — Ben Bova Copy Share Image
In the Middle Eastern culture, it is looked upon with very high regard to get the best deal possible, no matter what… — Duncan D. Hunter Copy Share Image
America needs a sensible, sustainable Iran policy that can meet U.S. security and economic interests, command international support and withstand the shifting… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
“I wish I had lost an arm or a leg. It would have been much easier than losing a part of my… — Zeina Kassem Copy Share Image
If the worst thing happening to Middle Eastern people is that Carlos Mencia is doing a joke about them being stopped at… — Carlos Mencia Copy Share Image
Britain and America are always kind of at war with the Middle East in some way. And you've got Omid Djalili who… — Omid Djalili Copy Share Image
“I don't think I ever fully understood before now the old saying that goes: "A mother's heart loves her young one until… — Zeina Kassem Copy Share Image
“I feel like my life is made up of tiny puzzle parts that no longer fit together. Imagine working on a puzzle… — Zeina Kassem Copy Share Image
First, you have stereotypes, and that will be the black drug dealer, the east Asian kung fu master, the Middle Eastern terrorist… — Riz Ahmed Copy Share Image
'Reinventing the Bazaar,' by John McMillan, is a great and fun introduction to the wild variety and importance of markets throughout history… — Adam Davidson Copy Share Image
“Grief is shameless; it refuses to be ignored. If you let it have its way, it becomes fatal. If you try to… — Zeina Kassem Copy Share Image
“I am from Lebanon, from Beirut and Saida I am from the ground underneath my home I am from the trees, the… — Talal Kassem Zeina Kassem Copy Share Image
“Amoz Oz, who said something of the same kind, but from a different perspective: ‘People like you’, he said to me, ‘are… — Max Hastings Copy Share Image
Was America really founded on Middle Eastern lies, and if it was, isn't it about time it was refounded on Western science… — Steve Fowler Copy Share Image
America's relations with complex Middle Eastern states such as Egypt are often difficult. — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds. — Adam Lambert Copy Share Image
Christianity was literally born in the Middle East, and we must not forget our Middle Eastern brothers and sisters in Christ. — Prince Charles Copy Share Image
Turkey is a European country, an Asian country, a Middle Eastern country, Balkan country, Caucasian country, neighbor to Africa, Black Sea country,… — Ahmet Davutoglu Copy Share Image
So my character on 'Tyrant' is a chap called Barry Al Fayeed, and he is the second son of a fictional Middle… — Adam Rayner Copy Share Image
Persia is very different from the Arab Middle East in terms of architecture and language. Even though we think of them as… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
“That's when it hit me; my sunglasses were buried in the grave where my Talal lay. Yes, my sunglasses were buried with… — Zeina Kassem Copy Share Image
