“The dictatorship needs to be entirely dismantled. All the rest of the old guard must go.” Quote by Rashid al-Ghannushi
“I believe that women should have equal rights to education, to work and to civic and political engagement.” ShouldBelievePoliticalI BelieveRightsEqualShould HaveEngagementEqual RightsCivicsPolitical Engagement Author:Rashid al-Ghannushi
“What Tunisia urgently needs, is freedom and the building of a real democracy.” NeedsRealDemocracyBuildingTunisia Author:Rashid al-Ghannushi
“I have always believed that, in a story, if something traumatic or calamitous enough happens to a kid at a formative age, that will make him or her the adult they become.” IfsEnoughStoriesHappensKidsAgeAdultsAlways Believe Author:John Irving
“I'm not proselytizing my method. I don't believe that one writer should tell other writers how to write.” ShouldWritingBelieveMethodDon't BelieveProselytizing Author:John Irving
“I always know more about the ending, even the aftermath to the ending, than I know about the beginning. And so there's a construction that works from back to front.” KnowsFrontsConstructionAftermath Author:John Irving
“I don't begin a novel until I have written, not just the last sentence, but usually, as a result thereof, many of the surrounding final paragraphs, so that in addition to knowing what happens, I know what the voice is.” KnowsHappensLastsVoiceResultsNovelKnowingWrittenFinalsSentencesParagraph Author:John Irving
“I'm a worst-case scenario person. I'm only interested in a story because I kind of go, like a magnet, to the worst thing that can happen.” KindPersonsStoriesHappensCasesWorstWorst ThingsScenariosMagnetWorst Case Scenario Author:John Irving
“The underlying reason for this is the Europeans' fear that Islamists could gain power. Many still consider authoritarian Arab regimes to be the lesser evil.” StillsReasonEvilGainsRegimesIslamistsLesser Evil Author:Alvaro de Vasconcelos
“When it comes to France, it seems to me the fundamental question is how a former colonial power should interact with its former colony.” ShouldSeemsFundamentalsFormerFranceColony Author:Alvaro de Vasconcelos