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Ameen Rihani Quotes

An idealist is ahead of his time only in the sense that he is articulate. The same is true of a nation. For even primitive people, even effete races have a message for those above or below them. The heritage of the Ideal, however small can not be exhausted.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Time People Small Heritage True

I don't cry. Well, you know, I think coming from an acting background that's really helped me because I more than anyone know that an actor creates a character.

Character Me Think You Acting Know

Writing's still the most difficult job I've ever had - but it's worth it.

Job Writing Worth Worth It Difficult

I always assumed people wanted to hear me tell stories, but then I had 'The Sunset Tree.' It turned out, my own stories were the ones that registered with people the hardest.

Sunset Tree People Me My Own Out

I don't believe in an afterlife but I still fully expect to see my brother again.

Brother Believe See Expect Again

Charles Dickens left us fifteen novels, and in an ideal world, everyone would read all of them.

Robert Gottlieb

World Everyone Left Us Would Ideal

I was raised a Catholic, so I can even feel a little, you know, embarrassed or guilty if I'm really offending people's sensibilities. To a degree.

Stephen Adly Guirgis

People Feel You Guilty I Can Know

Business book writing for me is when some set of ideas gets stuck in my mind, I write a book about it. I haven't got a theory and I haven't got a framework.

Business Mind Me Ideas Writing Book

Also, I just think of Draco and he gets me in the right mood. He just keeps getting worse and worse.

Me Think Mood Right Just Worse

There's something really powerful when I, for example, hear Bob Marley's 'Exodus' - we know where we're going. We know where we're from.

Powerful Know Where Something Going

Interestingly, I matured as a musician and as an artist before I matured as a man. What I mean by that is, I was ready to be completely vulnerable and honest with myself and unapologetic when it comes to how I express myself in my medium. But I wasn't as secure in doing that when it came to just being myself.

Myself Man Being Myself Doing Artist

We need open, competitive, market economies... but at the same time with effective regulation and supervision.

Jose Manuel Barroso

Time Need Same Open Competitive

I believe that a parent's role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children.

Opportunity Children Path Believe

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