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122 Egyptian quotes by 87 unique authors

Nellie grinned. "I always wanted to go to Venice. It's supposed to be the romance capital of the world." "Sweet," put in Dan. "Too bad… — Gordon Korman
Poseidon’s trident was also all over the place, since Peter the Great wanted to stress Russia’s sea power. I especially like the trident on top… — Rick Riordan
Why the Egyptian, Arabic, Abyssinian, Choctaw? Well, what tongue does the wind talk? What nationality is a storm? What country do rains come from? What… — Ray Bradbury
He raised an eyebrow. "You claim not to know me? Of course I'm Thoth. Also called Djehuti. Also called--" I [Sadie] stifled a laugh. "Ja-hooty?"… — Rick Riordan
If the meaning of life has become doubtful, if one's relations to others and to oneself do not offer security, then fame is one means… — Erich Fromm
Throwing down your staff may sound like a sign of surrender, but in Egyptian magic, it's bad news. It usually means, 'Hey, I'm going to… — Rick Riordan
We dream — it is good we are dreaming — It would hurt us — were we awake — But since it is playing —… — Emily Dickinson
I wondered if I would appear on a temple wall painting someday. A blonde Egyptian girl with purple highlights running sideways through the palm trees,… — Rick Riordan
You might not think a hippo could inspire terror. Screaming “Hippo!” doesn’t have the same impact as screaming “Shark!” But I’m telling you—as the Egyptian… — Rick Riordan
All [Sadie’s] previous attempts [of making a shabti (an Egyptian avatar of one’s self)] had exploded or gone haywire, terrorizing Khufu and the initiates. Last… — Rick Riordan
A legacy that powerful does not disappear. Next to the Egyptians, the Greeks and Romans were babies. Our modern nations like Great Britain and America?… — Rick Riordan
Neighbors would pass, and when they honked I'd remember that I was in my Speedo. Then I'd wrap my towel like a skirt around my… — David Sedaris
After all the dangerous adventures I'd had, I couldn't die like this. Sadie would be devastated. Then, once she got over her grief, she'd track… — Rick Riordan
My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery… — Bertrand Russell
Monotheistic religions alone furnish the spectacle of religious wars, religious persecutions, heretical tribunals, that breaking of idols and destruction of images of the gods, that… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Because of some defect in my motor skill, I can never COMPLETELY wrap [gifts]....If I had been an ancient Egyptian in the field of mummies,… — Dave Barry
The dream of democracy has long been enshrined in the hearts of the Egyptian people. It only needed awakening. — Mohamed ElBaradei
The Muslim Brotherhood is a religiously conservative group. They are a minority in Egypt. They are not a majority of the Egyptian people, but they… — Mohamed ElBaradei
I think the Egyptian people need to restore confidence that Americans, the U.S., means what they say when they talk about democracy, rule of law. — Mohamed ElBaradei
All my stories are like the Greek and Roman myths, and the Egyptian myths, and the Old and New Testament. — Ray Bradbury
The Egyptian Nile, though it does have its own particular hazards, is subject to none of what I find in Rhode Island. Since the Aswan… — Rosemary Mahoney
4Shbab has been dubbed Islamic MTV. Its creator, who is an Egyptian TV producer called Ahmed Abu Haiba, wants young people to be inspired by… — Shereen El Feki
The Egyptian military plays positive and negative roles in Egypt, but the most significant single thing it did under Mubarak was to guarantee an Islamist… — Elliott Abrams
The Egyptian military and the government of Israel have long had a common interest in maintaining order and fighting terrorism in Sinai. — Elliott Abrams
Obama was late to affirm the Egyptian revolution as a democratic movement, and even then he was eager to have installed those military leaders who… — Judith Butler

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