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Naguib Mahfouz Quotes

I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Society Believe I Believe Right Just

There were probably, what, 300 science-fiction members in the SFWA, of whom probably a hundred were active members in the sense that they were selling something every year, or every couple years.

Jerry Pournelle

Year Selling Active Years Something

A lot of powerful people in Washington may think it's a crazy-leftist-fringe position to think the intellectual authors of a torture regime should be investigated and prosecuted.

People Think Powerful Washington May

SXSW can feel very male, very straight, and very white, and though it's a great festival, when you have a film that's different, it's hard to find your place.

Great Feel You Find White Place

I've been in the game for 30 years and I came to represent.

Game Years Been Represent I Came

I love visual gags and gimmicks; I love them.

Love Visual Them I Love

All stories are just stories of a character changing.

Character Changing Just Stories

I also quite like to be recognized by children; I find it sweet.

Children Sweet Find Like Recognized

My intention to lecture is as vague as my intention is to go on the stage. I will never consider an offer to lecture, not because I despise the vocation, but because I have no desire to appear on the public rostrum.

Intention Go Desire Will Never

In some ways that fight gave me more respect around the world and helped me be even more popular because so many people felt my pain and saw that I was robbed.

Respect Pain Fight People Me World

Wrestling and boxing is like Ping-Pong and rugby. There's no connection.

Connection Boxing Wrestling Rugby

I don't even know what made me start wanting to do music. It just... happened. Because I sat in my basement all the time, and music was my best friend, and I just wanted to be a part of it.

Friend Music Time Best Me Start

When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults.

Childhood Dies Corpses

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