West Quotes

1578 West quotes by 1160 unique authors

In the Anthropology Club, as I understood it, you were permitted, if not required, to despise only one thing, and that was your own culture,… — Charles Portis
Ever since the destruction of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258, the Muslim world has been in slow decline relative to the west. With Napoleon's… — James Buchan
For all their current prestige, Osama bin Laden and the suicide bombers are still regarded in all but the most desperate districts of Gaza or… — James Buchan
At least in the West, politicians, corporations and media moguls can no longer take for granted their power to control the public discourse - and… — David Puttnam
It is not in the interest of the German people or in the interest of world peace that Germany should become a pawn or a… — James F. Byrnes
If there are Muslims who believe that they've got to kill Christians to make a way for the Islamic faith in the West, not only… — George Carey
I like Rick Ross as a person. I like Jay-Z and Kanye West as people. But I hate the companies that they record for. — Chuck D
When I was a girl, the West was still young, and the law of force, of physical force, was dominant. — Agnes Smedley
In the West, you have always associated the Islamic faith 100 percent with Arab culture. This in itself is a fundamentalist attitude and it is… — Youssou N'Dour
My first single I was nominated for a Grammy with 'Crank That,' and I lost a Grammy to Kanye West, but it was still such… — Soulja Boy
I have viewed the West as if it were not only the salvation of China but also the natural and ultimate destination of all humanity. — Liu Xiaobo
My tendency to idealize Western civilization arises from my nationalistic desire to use the West in order to reform China. But this has led me… — Liu Xiaobo
I was miserable in West Side Story. They really miscast me. I came from the Midwest; what they really needed was a guy that was… — Richard Beymer
My idea to bridge the world together with music starting in Asia and going to the West is something that is new, untapped and leading… — Swizz Beatz
I go to Saint Barth in the French West Indies for two weeks each year. That place is amazing. Amazing people, beautiful beaches, great wine,… — Brooke Burke
We all know from growing up with TV that John Wells shows are usually very large ensembles with amazingly written characters. He tends to redefine… — Michael Cudlitz
When I try to get work in the US all they say is that I need to lose weight - but I bet they never… — Charlotte Church
There is sometimes a peculiar confusion in the West that equates progress to whatever is recent or whatever is new, and it is time we… — Barbara Amiel
Only a free West can help the prisoners of today's left- and right-wing dictatorships. — Barbara Amiel
Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot. — Debbie Allen
Well, let's put in this way, I grew up in West New York, New Jersey. — Jason Alexander
In my home state of Delaware, we've done our homework and worked hard and, as a result, we've made great strides in cleaning up our… — Thomas Carper
I've thought about doing other dramatic roles besides westerns, but I grew up in the West and I know the West. — Ken Curtis
Guys, particularly in the West, go to the gym and train for hours and hours to pick up something that is heavier than them. Why… — Robert Carlyle
Oh, my only - if I had one frustration in being on 'West Wing' is I wasn't on it enough, because I was in and… — Stockard Channing

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