Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes

In the Arab world, there is no link between the cultural habits of peoples and the ways of thinking and creating of modern intellectuals. They are two separate worlds.

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: December 1, 1944

Topics

WorldThinkingCreatingTwoModern

The creative processes are so mysterious.

Jimmy Webb

CreativeMysteriousProcesses

What I really want to do is create great roles for women. And I'm not talking Nicholas Sparks romance. I think women's roles have gotten ghettoized in these sort of places... I'm thinking women in action, comic books, or like the Tony Soprano of women. We need some complex roles.

Melissa Rosenberg

WomenGreatActionThinkThinking

But Patsy, she was a great, great girl. And Brenda Lee is a wonderful person, and her mama Grace. I've known those folks for years and years and years.

Mel Tillis

GirlGreatGracePersonSheMama

As any Brit will understand, things get a little easier when you don't have to be number one any more. Really, the fall of an empire is not as bad as everyone thinks. It's like retirement. People fear retirement, but it can turn out be rather pleasant.

John Oliver

FearPeopleRetirementYouFallBad

I don't like gratuitous violence. I don't like the 'Saw' movies. I don't like the 'Hostel' movies. I don't like anything that is violence for violence's sake.

Michael Biehn

ViolenceMoviesAnythingSawHostel

Economic growth must be the central issue because it is only through growth that the devastating threat of national bankruptcy can be averted. Furthermore, it is only by reviving American economic growth that the West's global predominance can be sustained, and peace and freedom kept secure around the world.

Robert Zubrin

GrowthFreedomPeaceWorldAmerican

I feel fashion needs me for many, many years more.

Roberto Cavalli

MeFashionFeelMoreYearsI Feel

My father was my hero when I was still a boy.

Romelu Lukaku

FatherHeroBoyStill

No one wants to abandon the Israelis. But I think the perception is, and I think it's probably an accurate perception, that the tail is leading the dog - that we are giving the Israelis carte blanche ability to exercise whatever they want to do in their area.

Michael Scheuer

DogPerceptionThinkGivingExercise

My ultimate dream is for the Irvine Ranch to be known and celebrated as much for the outstanding communities we've planned and built as it is for what is not developed. The beneficiary being the 50,000 acres of undeveloped land that is now permanently preserved and conserved as Open Space and parklands.

Donald Bren

SpaceDreamNowLandOpenPlanned

My son is healthy and happy, so that's all that matters to me.

Christina Aguilera

SonHappyMeHealthyMatters

There is not a single extant study that supports all the arguments against men being with their children. It's absolute bollocks.

Bob Geldof

ChildrenMenStudySingleAgainst

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