Colonel Quote by Hisham Matar Download Open image “The cost of Colonel Gaddafi's rule on Libyan society is incalculable.” — Hisham Matar ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Colonel Cost Rule Society
Libyans are deeply unsettled by Gaddafi and his regime's careless contempt for human life. The dictatorship is willing to employ any methods necessary to… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
For more than four decades, the Libyan people have been ruled by a tyrant - Moammar Gaddafi. He has denied his people freedom, exploited… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is that if we were going to do anything about Gaddafi, it should have been at the beginning. And… — Lawrence Eagleburger Copy Share Image
We have defeated Gaddafi on the battlefield; now we must defeat him in our imagination. We must not allow his legacy to corrupt our… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
In view of the mess left behind by the French and ourselves, we cannot simply leave Libya alone. — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
At a time of such hope and optimism in the Middle East, we cannot let the Libyan government violate every principle of international law… — William Hague Copy Share Image
My question right now would be to Colonel Gaddafi, which is: 'What on earth do you think you are doing? Stop it.' — David Cameron Copy Share Image
We got rid of Muammar Gaddafi. I never thought I would be able to write these words. — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
Our lack of understanding of the institutional capacity of the country stymied Libya's progress in establishing security on the ground and absorbing financial and… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
If you look at Libya, I was deeply concerned about what would happen after Qaddafi was gone. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Faced with the potential of mass atrocities and a call for help from the Libyan people, the United States and our friends and allies… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Gaddafi's a great bloke. The media only show the bad things. I used to go round his house. His son's a super simple guy.… — Luis de Agustini Copy Share Image
There and then, sitting beside her and within the strength of my adoration, I felt invincible. — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
To be okay with not knowing is a sign of a mature person and a mature society. — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
“History remembers Mussolini as the buffoonish Fascist, the ineffective silly man of Italy who led a lame military campaign in the Second World War,… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
Language is not just a code; you are writing into its history, into its tides. — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
My parents were fairly laid-back, but there were certain things about which they were very strict. My brother and I were told never to… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
I am terribly interested in the paragraph: the paragraph as an object, the construction, and the possibilities of what a paragraph can do. — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
My parents left Libya in 1979, escaping political repression, and settled in Cairo. I was nine. — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
Libyans are deeply unsettled by Gaddafi and his regime's careless contempt for human life. The dictatorship is willing to employ any methods necessary to… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
My best hope is that Libya turns into a peaceful, sensible country that has all the things my father and lots of others have… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
Season of Migration to the North, by Tayeb Salih, is an eloquent and restrained portrait of one man's exile. It is a rare narrative… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
Great God of the Ants, thou hast granted victory to thy servants. I appoint thee honorary Colonel. — Karel Capek Copy Share Image
“She could not be said to dislike Colonel Trumpet so much as not to notice he was there.” — Stella Gibbons Copy Share Image
The greatest story of all is Colonel Sanders. He didn't start until he was sixty-six on a freeway bypass for his chicken shop. Anything… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
Colonel, I do not care to die, but I pray to God I may never leave this field. — Winfield Scott Hancock Copy Share Image
Business is not a spiritual matter, and my business decisions are not based on spiritual considerations. When I founded the Essence of Life, a… — Shari Arison Copy Share Image
Lightened body armor, which the military has made progress on, would mean increased safety and reduced risk for soldiers like the sergeant and the… — Niki Tsongas Copy Share Image
I just did some calculations and I've been able to determine that you're full of shit. — John Green Copy Share Image
“You are the colonel of your life. Full stop. But your feeling of inadequacy isn’t a high enough frequency to make the thought pop.” — Curtis Tyrone Jones Copy Share Image
Had I been pushed like Colonel Parker pushed Elvis, had I been a white boy like Elvis, sure, it would have been different. — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
“Naturally they all believe the Colonel is responsible for their salvation—who else could it be but Don Eli? This rankles greatly but I did… — Philipp Meyer Copy Share Image
