Famous Quotes & Sayings

Nicholas Kristof

Girls' education is no silver bullet. Iran and Saudi Arabia have both educated girls but refused to empower them, so both remain mired in the past. But when a country educates and unleashes women, those educated women often become force multipliers for good.

Jonathan Reckford

Kahlil Gibran was an inspiring author, artist and poet whose works have spoken to millions of people from all backgrounds in dozens of languages around the world. Habitat for Humanity itself seeks to embody many of the ideals Gibran embraced and to be similarly universal in its work to build decent housing with families from all races, religions and languages. We are deeply honored to be recognized by the Arab American Institute Foundation with the Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Award.

Josh has served his country with honor and distinction in uniform, and he did a good job, a fantastic job, ... If Sept. 11 taught us anything, it taught us that we simply have to engage more with the Arab media. Josh clearly did a good job of engagement with their media.

I think it's a very happy event for the Arab world and for the entire world. Blood-soaked dictators need to know that in the end they can not only be deposed but also brought to trial and maybe executed. The importance I see in this trial is not revenge but deterrence.

Elliott Abrams

It is a keen measure of the fall of American influence in the region when a Palestinian leader responds to intense American pressure to go to the negotiating table by waiting to see if Arab League foreign ministers will let him take that step.

Azmi Bishara

I think the Israelis should decide what they want -- peace with Arabs or not.

Jalal Talabani

I think that the majority of Iraqi people, including some Arab Sunnis, will vote for 'yes' in the referendum.

Here there is no difference between Arab and non-Arab, there is no difference between the poor and the rich. We are all equal here,

Mark Bowden

He sees himself as the figure whose name will be revered ... hundreds of years from now in Arab culture and Arab history.

For us this is very good news. The Brazilian market opens up one more opportunity for Arab exporters, especially in North Africa.

He's done a hell of a job, because I'm not aware of any Arabian horses being killed in this storm. The world that this man operated in and the focus of this work does not in any way translate to this. He does not have the experience.

There aren't a lot of Arabic teachers in the U.S..

Karen Hughes

I would be glad to go back to the United States and talk about the Arab women I've met.

I have called the president of the Iranian Islamic republic to thank him for the support that he has shown towards the Palestinian people and I told him of our desire to have strong relations with all Arab and Muslim countries.

Khaled Meshaal

If the door of the West is closed, the door of the Arab and Islamic east should stay open. We have heard good promises and excellent commitment (from Arab and Islamic states).

There is no (full) Arabic Internet search engine on the market. You find so-called search engines, but they involve a directory search, not a local search. There's nothing available for overall Internet search.

Jalal Talabani

There is no excuse for Arab Sunnis to boycott the vote now that we have responded to all their demands and suggestions,

We've been very satisfied and continue to be satisfied with our cooperation with Saudi Arabia with this matter.

Tawakkol Karman

I want a future where my children feel safe and appreciated and proud to be who they are. My heart is one with all the Arab Spring heroes, no matter how small they think their role is. I know they believe, like me, that we are working for a world whereby an Arab can live with the other in a respectful and dignified way.

Tina Brown

It is ironic that American women now need to be fortified by the inspiration of the women of the Arab Spring, who risked so much to win basic human rights.

The program has a duration of 52 minutes. It is too short a time to say everything I would like to say about the Arab countries. I like talking about the Arab people, and of their importance to the country.

Maajid Nawaz

My identity comprises of more than just my faith. I am a proud Muslim, but I am also a liberal, a Briton, a Pakistani, a Londoner, a father, a product of the globalised world who speaks English, Arabic and Urdu.

Non-Muslims in Saudi Arabia can only celebrate Valentine's Day behind closed doors. Apparently, this has led to a huge black market for flowers and wrapping paper.

Richard Jones

Maybe they wanted someone who could provide the Arab perspective, too .

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold; / Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

Silvan Shalom

We made a huge breakthrough today..., ... This is the appropriate time for all the Muslim and Arab countries to reconsider their relations with Israel. We think it will be a very positive signal to Israeli and Palestinian public opinion that there are some fruits from this withdrawal from Gaza.

Silvan Shalom

She's coming also to try and narrow the gap between Israel and the Palestinians and to help us strengthen our relations with the Arab and Muslim world.

E. O. Wilson

Since theological propositions are scientifically meaningless, those of us of pragmatic disposition simply won't buy such dubious merchandise. . . . Maybe -- remotely -- there might be something in such promotions, as there might be something in the talking dogs and the stocks in Arabian tapioca mines that W.C. Fields once sold in his comedies, but we suspect that we recognize a con game in operation. At least, we want to hear the dog talk or see the tapioca ore before we buy into such deals.

Since sectarian war is already underway between Sunni Arabs and Shiites in Baghdad and some other parts of the country, it is hard to see how a centralized Iraq run by Shiites could serve the interests of its Sunni population.

This really comes down to what can Saudi Arabia do.

Daniel Barenboim

There are wonderful restaurants in London. I love Indian food and I like Arab food, and I go very often to the Arab restaurant Noura.

Jim Webb

Secretary Clinton and I have worked well together, but the Arab Spring is a different question... This administration, collectively, made some very bad decisions, and they now have to climb out of a deep hole.

She spoke the most beautiful classical Arabic and no one understood her. I got fed up with her and the idolatry around her.