Ameen Rihani Quotes

When learning was monopolized by the monks in the Middle Ages, people specialized only in warfare and statecraft. And even these were not altogether free from the scholastic influence.

Ameen Rihani

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: lebanese
  • Birth: November 24, 1876 - September 13, 1940

Topics

LearningPeopleInfluenceFreeOnly

Well, we lost a lot of our independence already. We are dependent on China for credit. We are dependent on Middle Eastern countries for energy supplies. And many Americans are dependent on the government for their income, health care, education of their children, food stamps.

Jim DeMint

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If the court strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act, is that a 'liberal' result enabling gay couples married in states where gay marriage is legal to enjoy the same economic advantages that federal laws now grant to straight couples? Or is it a 'conservative' ruling, limiting the federal government's ability to override state power?

Jeff Greenfield

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My poems always begin with a metaphor, but my way into the metaphor may be a word, an image, even a sound. And I rarely know the nature of the metaphor when I begin to write, but there is an attentiveness that a writer develops, a sudden alertness that is much like the feel of a fish brushing against a hook.

Stephen Dobyns

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Growing up, it was just me and my mom, so we would play games where we'd listen to the radio and sing harmonies to each other.

Ruthie Ann Miles

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I can change a tire, but I couldn't change a fuse on the computer panel on my car.

Mike O'Malley

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It's not the size of the house. It's how much love is inside.

Martina McBride

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I don't like any of it. I'm sick and tired of menopause.

Lisa Lampanelli

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The 2012 presidential campaign's turn away from the classic, straight-up, American election - where the candidate who gets the most votes nationwide wins - is another sad reminder of the extreme political polarization distorting today's politics. No one talks about a 50-state strategy for winning the presidency these days.

Juan Williams

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My success is not who I am.

Judith Guest

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So, I'm on the satellite every Sunday, no matter where we are, with the Rams. Turn on the satellite; got to watch the Rams.

Don Rickles

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Kanye West is my favorite artist.

Drake

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We're phenomenally blessed in the Walla Walla Valley. We have great, complex soil that's nutrient-rich but fairly porous.

Drew Bledsoe

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