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Quote by Ghassan Kanafani

“If the prisoner is beaten, it is an arrogant expression of fear.”

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Ghassan Kanafani was a Lebanese writer known for his short stories and essays. His works often focused on the experiences and struggles of the Palestinian people, reflecting their sufferings and hopes. more

“there was an assumption that I was personally attacking Sarah Palin by impersonating her on TV. No one ever said it was 'mean' when Chevy Chase played Gerald Ford falling down all the time. No one ever accused Dana Carvey or Darrell Hammond or Dan Aykroyd of 'going too far' in their political impressions. You see what I'm getting at here. I am not mean and Mrs. Palin is not fragile. To imply otherwise is a disservice to us both.”

Mean Said Political Fall Tvs Impression Assumption Fragile Accused Attacking Falling Down Here I Am Palin Disservice Chevy Bossypants Gerald Ford

Author:Tina Fey

“Life used to move much more quickly when I was a girl. We needed to abbreviate just to keep up.”

Moving Used Girl Needed

Book:All These Things I've Done

Source: All These Things I've Done

“Funny how it kept hitting me, like each new thing was a surprise. When was I going to stop being surprised?”

Surprise New Things Hitting

Author:Stephenie Meyer

“You can't possibly ask me to go without having some dinner. It's absurd. I never go without my dinner. No one ever does, except vegetarians and people like that.”

People Doe Asks Dinner Absurd Ask Me Vegetarian

Book:Collected Works of Oscar Wilde: The Plays, the Poems, the Stories and the Essays Including De Profundis

Source: Collected Works of Oscar Wilde: The Plays, the Poems, the Stories and the Essays Including De Profundis

“I felt like I was staring out across an ocean that I was going to have to swim from shore to shore before I could rest again.”

Felt Ocean Staring Swim Shore

Author:Stephenie Meyer

“One must be a great man indeed to be able to hold out even against common sense." "Or else a fool.”

Men Able Common Fool Common Sense Great Men

Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky

“I do not wish you much happiness--it would bore you; I do not wish you trouble either; but, following the people's philosophy, I will simply repeat: 'Live more' and try somehow not to be too bored; this useless wish I am adding on my own.”

People Trying Philosophy Wish My Own Trouble Following Useless Bored Repeats Bores Wish You Bores You

Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky

“God is necessary, and therefore must exist...But I know that he does not and cannot exist...Don't you understand that a man with these two thoughts cannot go on living?”

Knows Men Doe Two Goes On

Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky

“My friends, God is necessary for me if only because he is the one being who can be loved eternally.”

Ifs My Friends

Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky

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