Naguib Mahfouz Quotes

There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see.

Naguib Mahfouz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: egyptian
  • Birth: December 11, 1911 - August 30, 2006

Topics

PeopleSocietyEyeLookFindHeroes

The main rule to me is to honor God with your life. To life a life of integrity. Not be selfish. You know, help others. But that's really the essence of the Christian faith.

Joel Osteen

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Writing the past is never a neutral act. Writing always asks the past to justify itself, to give its reasons... provided we can live with the reasons. What we want is a narrative, not a log; a tale, not a trial. This is why most people write memoirs using the conventions not of history, but of fiction.

Andre Aciman

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Congress is a place that lacks any debate of ideas.

Mauricio Macri

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I think laughter is a sacred act.

Tom Shadyac

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I always got very excited about the Masters as a kid. I could hardly wait until the Wednesday when you'd get the BBC's preview. And I'd then be glued to the screen until Sunday night.

Rory McIlroy

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Like many women my age, I am 28 years old.

Mary Schmich

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The opposite of war is not peace, it's creation.

Jonathan Larson

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I will be 60 or 70 years old still rocking my Chanel blazer with my hair all coiffed.

Johnny Weir

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As I grew into my body, high jump chose me.

Derek Drouin

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I'm a pants girl. I just feel more comfortable in them.

Dree Hemingway

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'Star Trek' scared me a lot more than 'White Jazz.' It terrified me, really. Because of the scale, the responsibility, the fact that it was this iconic character. It was the bigger challenge, so I had to take it.

Chris Pine

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I know the great team at Sherpa Capital will continue to rise and scale new heights.

Shervin Pishevar

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