Arabic Quotes

75 quotes by 70 authors

The rise to prominence of the Saudi novel in Arabic is the great man-bites-dog of recent world literature. Saudi Arabia is a country without a… — James Buchan
When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company, I was frequently reminded of an Arabic saying: 'Those who… — Vince Cable
I wrote those poems for myself, as a way of being a soldier here in this country. I didn't know the poems would travel. I… — June Jordan
During all the first part of the Middle Ages, no other people made as important a contribution to human progress as did the Arabs, if… — Philip Khuri Hitti
Learn the Arabic language; it will sharpen your wisdom. — Umar
I have never known what is Arabic or English, or which one was really mine beyond any doubt. What I do know, however, is that… — Edward Said
I vow that if I was just an Israeli civilian and I met a Palestinian I would burn him and I would make him suffer… — Ariel Sharon
MEMRI allows an audience far beyond the Arabic-speaking world to observe the wide variety of Arab voices speaking through the media, schoolbooks, and pulpits to… — Richard Holbrooke
I believe in Islam. I am a Muslim and there is nothing wrong with being a Muslim, nothing wrong with the religion of Islam. It… — Malcolm X
All the intelligence services of America and Europe know full well that the disastrous attack ( of 9/11 ) has been planned and realized from… — Francesco Cossiga
Walk tall, kick ass, learn to speak Arabic, love music and never forget you come from a long line of truth seekers, lovers and warriors. — Hunter S. Thompson
The poor ignorant fellah [Arabic for peasant] does not worry about politics, but when he is told repeatedly by people in whom he has confidence… — Chaim Weizmann
I began thinking there should be an American phrase book, 'cause I've got an Italian phrase book, and an Arabic one... now a British one.… — Joe Strummer
French, for example, is declining as an international language, but Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic are all languages of the future. Ethnic minority groups in the… — David Graddol
All the sciences came to exist in Arabic. The systematic works on them were written in Arabic writing. — Ibn Khaldun
Learn Arabic, for it strengthens the intelligence and increases oneâ€™s noble conduct (al-murÃ»`ah). — Umar
It sometimes happens to me while writing, that I seek a word; mischievous as it is it appears in English, it appears in Arabic, but… — Sami Michael
Everybody needs to understand that I learned Arabic from the United States Army as a second language. I never spoke it at home. — John Abizaid
I want the Arabic Granada, that which is art, which is all that seems to me beauty and emotion — Isaac Albeniz
In fact, for a period stretching over seven hundred years, the international language of science was Arabic. For this was the language of the Qur'an,… — Jim Al-Khalili

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