"For it is often the way we look……" — Amin Maalouf
"For it is often the way we look at other people that imprisons them within their own narrowest allegiances. And it is also the way we look at them that may set them free."
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25 Quotes by Amin Maalouf
Amin Maalouf has 25 quotes on this site.
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The identity cannot be compartmentalized; it cannot be split in halves or thirds, nor have any clearly defined set of…
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Never hesitate to go far away, beyond all seas, all frontiers, all countries, all beliefs.
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All pleasures must be paid for, do not despise those that state their price.
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Doctrines are meant to serve man, not the other way around.
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During my youth, the idea of moving from Lebanon was unthinkable. Then I began to realise I might have to…
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I come from no country, from no city, no tribe. I am the son of the road... all tongues and…
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I am the son of the road , my country is a caravan and my life is the most unexpected…
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A life spent writing has taught me to be wary of words. Those that seem clearest are often the most…
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What makes me myself rather than anyone else is the very fact that I am poised between two countries, two…
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Every individual is a meeting ground for many different allegiances, and sometimes these loyalties conflict with one another and confront…
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Isn't it a characteristic of the age we live in that it has made everyone in a way a migrant…
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In my prayers, I want to say: Lord, don’t be far from me, and also don’t come too close. Let…
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More Allegiance Quotes
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My major allegiance has been to storytelling, not to history.
— Russell Banks
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To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to…
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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If you're honest with yourself, you're going to find out whether you truly love America, or whether your primary allegiance…
— Vincent Bugliosi
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You only trust those who are absolutely like yourself, those who have signed a pledge of allegiance to this particular…
— Judith Butler
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I have heard something said about allegiance to the South. I know no South, no North, no East, no West,…
— Henry Clay
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When you enlisted into the armed forces you swore to support and defend a Constitution that did not yet fully…
— David Petraeus
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You assist an evil system most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees. An evil system never deserves such allegiance.…
— Mahatma Gandhi
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What we hold sacred is honor, justice, and glory. You need not swear allegiance to our storm god, to serve…
— Janet Morris
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Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and…
— James Bryce
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I wouldn't pick a judge who said that the Pledge of Allegiance couldn't be said in a school because it…
— George W. Bush
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Loyalty must be forged - to him, to his: stronger than iron, from experience, from risk - it can't be…
— Janet Morris
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
— Seneca the Younger
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