Ameen Rihani Quotes

Weak and oppressed nations are fundamentally spiritual; strong nations are, as a rule, chiefly materialistic.

Ameen Rihani

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SpiritualStrongWeakRuleOppressed

'Wipeout' is a giant obstacle course for adults of all shapes, sizes, and ages. Whoever wins takes home $50,000 and gets to brag to all of their coworkers that they made it out alive!

Jill Wagner

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For 'The Gift of Stones,' I spent an afternoon chasing a flock of Canadian geese.

Jim Crace

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Jenny McCarthy was the one I thought could turn me straight. I thought that if I could just get my shot with her, it could happen.

Andy Cohen

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Music is a huge inspiration to my style. I first got into it when I was 10: the new wave mod scene.

Maxine Peake

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I love seeing fashion from the past making a comeback.

Jeffree Star

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I call the discourse of power any discourse that engenders blame, hence guilt, in its recipient.

Roland Barthes

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We live in a society that compels us to go on using these concepts, and we no longer know what they mean.

Michelangelo Antonioni

LiveSocietyGoKnowMeanUs

I prefer a great novel, but many novels come with a bunch of novel-y writerliness that feels sort of macho to me, so I do end up reading lots of shorter things.

Miranda July

GreatMeReadingEndUpThings

My brother and sister were very sporty. They all did rugby. I was very into performing arts. I went to the National Youth Music Theatre. I was one of those singing, clapping children.

Jonathan Anderson

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I love what I do. I was given the most incredible gift that can be given to anyone. I could never imagine a world without music, and I feel grateful that I've been given the ability to share that.

Dionne Warwick

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What I play now isn't surf music. It's too powerful. I used to go through paper bags; now I go through brick walls. I play hard.

Dick Dale

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I've been really fortunate to be associated with all these great shows.

Diego Klattenhoff

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