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People Quotes by Tahar Ben Jelloun
- People must insist on the right to say no, to be alone, to stand out from the herd. Creative artists can say all this in…
- I do not use the language of my people. I can take liberties with certain themes which the Arabic language would not allow me to…
- My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don't have to leave.
- It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn.
- New ideas should confront old ideas. We must refer to the example of Europe. People have fought to make Europe what it is today. Freedom…
- Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every day, but they're knocking on doors that are not open.
- In the Arab world, there is no link between the cultural habits of peoples and the ways of thinking and creating of modern intellectuals. They…
- The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or…
- To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power.
- There is a gulf between the Arab peoples and Arab intellectuals.
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