A Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with A. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Ara, sol i expectant, torno a percebre
la plenitud del temps, com el ressò
potser desmesurat d’una campana
que puntua les hores amb un toc
remot i displicent d’indiferència.”
Source: Després de tot
“Ara és l'hora de dir,
ara és l'hora de recordar que el poble persisteix
en tots nosaltres,
en cada un de nosaltres,
i que tot allò que hem fet
i tot allò que hem desitjat
és l'essència mateixa del poble
indestructible.”
Source: Tot és possible
“Araablane oleks ütelnud:keegi ei rüüsta viljatud puud. Kividega loobitakse üksnes neid, mille küljes ripuvad kuldsed viljad.”
“Arab children, Corn ears of the future, You will break our chains, Kill the opium in our heads, Kill the illusions. Arab children, Don't read about our suffocated generation, We are a hopeless case. We are as worthless as a water-melon rind. Dont read about us, Dont ape us, Dont accept us, Dont accept our ideas, We are a nation of crooks and jugglers. Arab children, Spring rain, Corn ears of the future, You are the generation That will overcome defeat.”
“Arab civilization has collapsed. It won’t recover in my lifetime.”
“Arab leaders worry more about making money from the profits they get from oil and gas that they turn the other way when Lebanon is being destroyed right next to them. Their neighbours are being murdered, but they only make calculations for their own benefit.”
“Arab merchants with their long caravans of camels traded Indian spices, hemp, opium and Chinese silk along the Incense Route which linked the Mediterranean world with Egypt, Arabia, India and Java. Although the merchants risked robbery and slavery along the way, the rich women of the Roman Empire could enjoy the perfumes of frankincense and myrrh, the flavours of Eastern spices, and the juices of exotic fruits such as guava, muskmelon and pomegranate”
Source: Wrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe
“Arab nation, Egypt, is not mentioned [in the Muslim Ban]? This is where facts are optional for the liberal media.”
“Arab nationalism in its traditional form was the way in which secular Arab Christians like Edward had found and kept a place for themselves, while simultaneously avoiding the charge of being too 'Western.' It was very noticeable among the Palestinians that the most demonstrably 'extreme' nationalists—and Marxists—were often from Christian backgrounds. George Habash and Nayef Hawatmeh used to be celebrated examples of this phenomenon, long before anyone had heard of the cadres of Hamas, or Islamic Jihad. There was an element of overcompensation involved, or so I came to suspect.”
Source: Hitch 22: A Memoir
“Arab nationalism, which tended to be until relatively recent somewhat secular in motivation, has now become increasingly religious and fundamentalist. And that makes it more pervasive, more difficult to deal with.”
“Arab public opinion does not regard Iran as a hostile entity. In fact it's so supportive of Iran that a majority would think the place would be better off if Iran had nuclear weapons. The main enemies are the United States and Isreal, in the 80, 90 percent range.”
“Arab society revolves around the extended family.
No one had “no family.” But Palestinians, who became scattered and
dispossessed following the Nakbe, proved so many exceptions to Arab
society.”
“Arab sovereignty in Jerusalem just cannot be. This city will not be divided - not half and half, not 60-40, not 75-25, nothing.”
“Arabella dangled her legs out of the bedroom window and closed her eyes. She felt a butterfly brush against her knee, rubbed her skin against the mortar and bricks, drank in the warmth of the morning sunshine on her face, her arms, her feet.”
Source: Midnight Blue
“Arabella did not need backup. Most of the time she was the backup, the field artillery, and the air support, but Nevada taught me to always have an exit strategy.”
Source: Diamond Fire
“Arabella had had her fill of those who would take from her, giving nothing back but grief.”
Source: Love on a Midsummer Night
“Arabella pulled back a little so that she might look up at him again. This time her eyes were clear. They bore no tears and held no fear. Only her love shone on him, reflected in the ghost of a smile that touched her lips.”
Source: Love on a Midsummer Night
“Arabella squinted back. “You’re almost nine months pregnant. Shouldn’t you be soft, and happy, and glowing? When are we gonna see some glow?”
Arabella clearly had a death wish.
Nevada finished her pickle spear and licked honey off her fingertips. “I’m the size of a house, the kid inside me keeps kicking me in the kidneys, I have to pee every five minutes, my legs cramp, and I can’t get out of bed by myself. I have to roll to the side like a walrus, which is harder right now since my husband is somewhere in the Russian Empire and he isn’t there to steady me. And how was your day of being young, beautiful, skinny, and carefree? Why aren’t you glowing?”
Source: Emerald Blaze
“Arabella tilted her head, and Theodore couldn't help himself. Her lips were right in front of him, and he needed to claim them. He settled his lips over hers and the world melted away.”
Source: A Most Peculiar Circumstance
“Arabi Azadi Ashiqui
(The Sonnet)
The more you persecute a certain community,
the more you'll find me your fiercest enemy.
Defending that community with my last breath,
I shall remind you of your own utter futility.
The more you dehumanize a certain people,
more you'll find me your uncorrupt impediment.
The people will be safe, even if I'm annihilated -
In the process, world will witness your impotence.
More you criminalize a certain community,
more in my eyes you lose right to dignity.
Honor is earned through behavior, not by
excuse of throne, scripture or nationality.
Systemically propagate fear all you want -
In the end, you're at mercy of my civilian judgment.
Belonging is my bible, conscience is my koran -
Behave like a bully, and I'm your celestial guardian.
Whenever intolerance raises its fangs,
hiding behind menorah, saffron or crucifix,
Every Samaritan must become Samurai -
Every Civilian - Arabi, Azadi, Ashiqui!”
Source: World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets
“Arabia was idolatrous when, six centuries after Jesus, Muhammad introduced the worship of the God of Abraham, of Ishmael, of Moses, and Jesus. The Ariyans and some other sects had disturbed the tranquility of the east by agitating the question of the nature of the Father, the son, and the Holy Ghost. Muhammad declared that there was none but one God who had no father, no son and that the trinity imported the idea of idolatry.”
“Arabic is one of the rarest soulful languages spoken by the human race, yet in the hands of eurocentric propaganda apes are conditioned like pavlov's dogs into believing it to be the most sinister.”
Source: With Love From A Blue Rock
“Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, but Arab culture is not the culture of Islam.”
“Arabic science throughout its golden age was inextricably linked to religion; indeed, it was driven by the need of early scholars to interpret the Qur'an.”
“Arabs and Mulims are not terrorists.The world should unite against Israel.”
“Arabs and other Muslims generally agreed that Saddam Hussein might be a bloody tyrant, but, paralleling FDR's thinking, "he is our bloody tyrant." In their view, the invasion was a family affair to be settled within the family and those who intervened in the name of some grand theory of international justice were doing so to protect their own selfish interests and to maintain Arab subordination to the west.”
Source: The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
“Arabs and their allies are conducting a total war against Israel. A total war means a war of lies. The PA [Palestinian Authority] promotes lies; lying in Islam is permitted.”
“Arabs are a complete abstraction in the propaganda world and all the death and destruction is completely unreal to Americans.”
“Arabs are wealthy today because of their marriage system. They are not bothered by polygamy or the after-effects of divorce.”
“Arabs don't do crime fiction. I read crime fiction and I read Arabic literature, and I wish this was a novel I could have read in Arabic.”
“Arabs & Garbage"
Strange is the Arab story with garbage!
Who told them
who taught them
to toss garbage randomly
wherever and however they please?
When will the Arabs understand
that placing garbage in its right place
will solve half of their environmental and societal problems?
And the other half of their problems
will be solved, too, as soon as they stop
tossing out their human gems
forcing out their most talented and qualified human capital
to serve foreigners in foreign lands?
When will the Arabs stop getting rid of their best minds,
replacing them with foreign garbage they glorify
simply because the foreign individuals have white skin and blue eyes
and claim to possess skills and expertise
the Arabs can’t survive without…
When will the Arabs understand
that placing garbage in its right place
-be it the garbage that govern their countries
or the foreign garbage they import –
will solve all their problems?
[Original poem published in Arabic on February 20, 2024 at ahewar.org]”
“Arabs & Garbage"
Strange is the Arab story with garbage— who told them, who taught them to toss waste carelessly, wherever and however they please?
When will Arabs understand that putting garbage in its proper place could solve half of their environmental and societal woes?
And the other half? That too would vanish if they stopped casting away their human gems— their brightest minds, forced to serve others abroad.
When will they stop discarding their best in favor of foreign refuse they glorify simply because it comes draped in white skin and blue eyes, boasting skills they claim Arabs can’t survive without?
When will they grasp that real change lies in placing all garbage— be it those who govern them or those they import— exactly where it belongs?”
Source: سرطان في كل مكان [Cancer Everywhere]
“Arabs may have the oil, but we have the matches.”
“Arabs respect only the language of force.”
“Arabs, rise as one man and fight for your sacred rights. Kill the Jews wherever you find them. This pleases God, history, and religion. This saves your honor. God is with you.”
“Arachnoiditis is the Queen of invisible disabilities”
Source: Stabbed in the Back: Are childbirth epidurals really safe?
“Arafat contradicts himself every five minutes. He always plays the double-cross, lies even if you ask him what time it is.”
“Arafat rejected the deal because, as a dictator who had directed all his energies toward strengthening the Palestinians hatred toward Israel, Arafat could not afford to make peace.”
“Arafat was a barrier to peace.”
“Arafat's departure has created an awesome opportunity.”
“Arafat's whole life has been governed by struggle and a cause. Everything he has done as leader of the Palestinians is to always leave his options open, never close a door.”
“Aragorn looked at them, and there was pity in his eyes rather than wrath; for these were young men from Rohan, from Westfold far away, or husbandmen from Lossarnach, and to them Mordor had been from childhood a name of evil, and yet unreal, a legend that had no part in their simple life; and now they walked like men in a hideous dream made true, and they understood not this war nor why fate should lead them to such a pass.”
Source: The Return of the King
“Aragorn threw back his cloak. The elven-sheath glittered as he grasped it, and the bright blade of Andúril shone like a sudden flame as he swept it out. 'Elendil!' he cried. 'I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and am called Elessar, the Elfstone, Dúnadan, the heir of Isildur Elendil's son of Gondor. Here is the Sword that was Broken and is forged again! Will you aid me or thwart me? Choose swiftly!”
Source: The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings
“Aragorn: Gentlemen! We do not stop 'til nightfall. Pippin: But what about breakfast? Aragorn: You've already had it. Pippin: We've had one, yes. But what about second breakfast? [Aragorn stares at him, then walks off.] Merry: Don't think he knows about second breakfast, Pip. Pippin: What about elevensies? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he? Merry: I wouldn't count on it Pip.”
“Aral the Jack, formerly the noble Aral Kingslayer, is the best kind of hero.”
“Aramis liked the t-shirt he was given because it had the image of the Grim Reaper on it. He liked the irony, since the Grim Reaper took lives, while he was a saver of lives.”
Source: The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel
“Aramowski lacht. Er lacht, so wie Männer lachen, die müde sind. Müde von all dem Businesskampf. Männer kämpfen diesen Kampf ein Leben lang, wie eine niemals enden wollende Geburt. so fühlt es sich für diese Männer an. Das denkt auch Jonas, und jetzt hat er irgendwie Mitleid mit dem Paten, und irgendwie freut es ihn, dass er so klug war, sein Leben so an sich vorbeiziehen zu lassen. Irgendwie besser, als sich anzustrengen, um dann doch nur so ein müder Mann zu werden, dessen ganzes Bemühen darin endet, dass ein anderer gegenüber aufmacht, und schon ist alles hin.”
Source: Die Nacht ist laut, der Tag ist finster
“Aravis also had many quarrels (and, I'm afraid, even fights) with Cor, but they always made it up again: so that years later, when they were grown up, they were so used to quarrelling and making it up again that they got married so as to go on doing it more conveniently.”
“Arazim ancak yirmi dönüm," diye yanıtladı Türk, "çocuklarımla birlikte eker biçerim; çalışma üç büyük kötülüğü uzak tutar: can sıkıntısını, kötü huyları ve yoksulluğu.”
Source: Voltaire: Candide or Optimism
“Arazim ancak yirmi dönüm," diye yanıtladı Türk, "çocuklarımla birlikte eker biçerim, çalışma üç büyük kötülüğü uzak tutar: çalışma üç büyük kötülüğü uzak tutar: can sıkıntısını, kötü huyları ve yoksulluğu.”
Source: Candide, or Optimism