Gangster Quote by Hisham Matar Download Open image “The laws of the lowly gangster govern Qaddafi and his sons.” — Hisham Matar ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Gangster Gangster Govern Govern Govern Qaddafi His Law Laws Lowly Gangster Politics Qaddafi Qaddafi Sons Sons
The Qaddafis, father and sons, speak the grammar of dictatorship: threats and bribery. — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
It is the rule of law alone which hinders the rulers from turning themselves into the worst gangsters. — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Colonel Qaddafi's tyranny was absolutist, monarchical, and personal. The problem with such dictatorships is that as long as the tyrant lives, he reigns and… — Simon Sebag Montefiore Copy Share Image
Rather than abide by the rule of law, Maduro and his cronies follow mafia-style practices, intimidating the opposition by targeting their family members. — Morgan Ortagus Copy Share Image
Alternatively, suppose Qaddafi winds up hanging from a lamppost in his favorite party dress. If you're a Third World dictator, what lessons would you… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
Qaddafi is hated because he is the leader of a small country that is rich, but he uses his money to finance liberation struggles. — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
It is evident that Qaddafi is mentally unwell. Like Richard III, he has barricaded himself within lies. — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
So many kids that we label as 'thugs' and 'criminals' are often those same kids that end up in circumstances that are out of… — Rick Famuyiwa 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
I like 'The Usual Suspects'. Great film. I also like 'Scarface', films like that. Lots of gangster films. I really like watching all kinds… — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
You know, I often thought that the gangster and the artist are the same in the eyes of the masses. They're admired and hero-worshipped… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
I feel as if I have been blessed to undergo a transformation from 'gangster' to 'redeemed sinner with gangster proclivities.' — Cornel West Copy Share Image
Trump wants to be the first American tsar. With his hero worship of Putin, his admiration for the apparent omnipotence of the Kremlin, schoolboyish… — Simon Sebag Montefiore Copy Share Image
Giving a record company an album is like giving a gangster your baby or something. — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
Some girls are good Some girls are bad...I come in both flavours, I'm tha best you eva had. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“He had no tolerance for acts of betrayal or cruelty and lacked Angelo's taste for the minute details of a business deal. He was… — Lorenzo Carcaterra Copy Share Image
“When you understand the mechanincs of stress and master the techniques to manipulate someone's fears and dreams, you will be powerful.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm a culinary gangsta with a very spiritual side, so when I was introduced to the 'spiritual gangster' line, I had to have it. — Guy Fieri Copy Share Image
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster. -Henry Hill — Goodfellas Copy Share Image
