Beirut Quote by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Beirut turned into a war zone in a matter of hours. We were stuck at home, the roads were blocked.

— Nadine Labaki

Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that…

— Bashar al-Assad

Every time I go to Beirut, I see people and the quality of life going slowly from bad to worse, and from worse to…

— Yasmine Hamdan

Since 2006, when the Second Lebanon War killed perhaps 2,000 Lebanese, many of them civilians, and led to the destruction of an entire section…

— Martin Van Creveld

Lebanon is not only burning buildings and people crying in the street. When you say 'Lebanon,' especially to foreigners, that's the first thing they…

— Nadine Labaki

Things have to be straightened out to keep Lebanon away from regional conflicts.

— Saad Hariri

Lebanon will be engulfed again in a huge power game that will last quite a long time. This is the tragic destiny of Lebanon.

— Walid Jumblatt

We reject the killing of innocents to achieve a radical and violent agenda. The terrorists and their state sponsors, Iran and Syria, have a…

— George W. Bush

“In the summer of 1982, while Israeli armored tanks and gunships imposed a siege of another age on rampartless Beirut, cutting off the water…

— Rabih Alameddine

As in any war, there have been dreadful mistakes and civilian casualties. The difference is when Israelis kill innocents they apologize; when Hezbollah kills…

— J. D. Hayworth

If the conflict in Lebanon continues, the risk of attacks will grow. This is why we must contribute to a joint (international) responsibility and…

— Wolfgang Schauble

For years, Lebanese have known that Palestinian camps like Nahr al-Barid and Ain al-Helwe - hopeless slums crowded with generations of disenfranchised Palestinian refugees…

— Richard Engel