Expression Quote by Naguib Mahfouz

“Freedom of expression must be considered sacred and thought can only be corrected by counter thought.” quote by Naguib Mahfouz — Download Open image

“Freedom of expression must be considered sacred and thought can only be corrected by counter thought.”

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Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad times. We…

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He seemed to be waiting for a miracle to save him from the depths his life had reached and take him to a land…

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I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.

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Happy is he who can give himself up.

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We wont develop until we accept that reading is a vital necessity.

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The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate people will…

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I am the son of two civilizations that at a certain age in history have formed a happy marriage. The first of these, seven…

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God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.

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If life has no meaning, why don't we create a meaning for it?

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I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace.

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Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story.

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Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.

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Our fashion for us, it's an expression; first of all of life, I put all of myself in my fashion. Sometimes it's good, sometimes…

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We can see nothing whatever of the soul unless it is visible in the expression of the countenance; one might call the faces at…

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Early experience shapes the structure and function of the brain. This reveals the fundamental way in which gene expression is determined by experience.

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