Idries Shah Quotes

One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.

Idries Shah

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: indian
  • Birth: June 16, 1924 - November 23, 1996

Topics

TimePastPeopleBelieveSomeone

No fundamental social change occurs merely because government acts. It's because civil society, the conscience of a country, begins to rise up and demand - demand - demand change.

Joe Biden

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I felt unbelievably lucky to have the success I did with 'Goon Squad,' and I also felt the pressure of how fleeting that success can be.

Jennifer Egan

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Every vision is a joke until the first man accomplishes it; once realized, it becomes commonplace.

Robert H. Goddard

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I'm a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity.

Michael Jackson

I AmProudBlackPrideAmericanWho

Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends.

Ambrose Bierce

PeopleFriendsOutAbsenceAbsent

When I was 18, I was halfway up the Eiffel Tower with my friend, Tom, when we decided to stick our heads through the railings. The gap between the railings was exactly the right size to be able to put your head through and nearly get stuck. Which is exactly what happened.

Robert Webb

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At Eventbrite, we value quality results over everything else. So while working late is acknowledged, at the end of the day, I care more about the results you're producing.

Julia Hartz

QualityDayValueEnd Of The DayEnd

Despite all the gains for democracy in the world, in many countries anyone who wants to publish truths unwelcome to the government risks suppression and criminal punishment.

Anthony Lewis

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Nowadays, everyone has a stylist - we were raw, wearing 8 ball jackets with kente hats and spandex. It's a quintessential look that everyone loved.

Pepa

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I believe in faith, family and country. I really keep it that simple.

Sean Hannity

FamilyFaithSimpleBelieveCountry

From the depths of the West of Europe, a young child will be born of poor people, he who by his tongue will seduce a great troop; his fame will increase towards the realm of the East.

Nostradamus

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It is Republicans that have led the fight for women's equality. Go back through history and look at who was the first woman to ever vote, elected to office, go to Congress.

Marsha Blackburn

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