Famous Quotes & Sayings

Hannah Simone

The first concert that my parents took me to was in this canyon in Saudi Arabia called Buttermilk Canyon. You sleep under the stars in the desert, and ex-pats - German, Swiss, Canadian, American - would play classical music that filled the whole canyon.

The growth was 5.5%. With the increase in oil prices, the Arab countries have accumulated foreign funds and have been able to invest more money in imports. The countries have grown due to oil.

Paul Wolfowitz

The Iraqi people are going to have a chance to show the whole world what Arabs are capable of.

Silvan Shalom

This is a historic move because it could lead other Muslim, Arab countries to understand that this is the right time to do this and to move their ties with us from darkness to light, ... After the Gaza pullout, the time is ripe also in the eyes of the public and it is also easier at the moment to do this than it was in the past.

We are confident that through discussing with Arab and Islamic states, as well as with the League of Arab States, we will be able to reach a common vision towards maintaining the constants of our people and deal with reality.

The big move in oil happened over the last three days. I think we all understand the rules with oil now. You're going to have issues about inventories being low and that will push prices up. Then Saudi Arabia will say $30 a barrel is not sustainable so we're back at this game.

Bashar Assad

No threats will prevent us from continuing the struggle to liberate the occupied Arab territories and establish a just and durable peace in the region,

It's remarkable that we're not taxing fuel from Saudi Arabia while we're taxing fuel from Brazil.

Does this text question the whole of Iraq's belonging to the Arab world?,

James Zogby

That is language that is so irresponsible, so reprehensible, I think he should be ashamed. As a country, it has been a consistent ally. The State Department describes them as a vital partner. I don't know why, unless it's simply that it's an Arab country, that he feels he can go over the top and use language of that sort.

It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

Arthur Golden

It's worth bearing in mind that Hamlet makes poor Danish history and that Lawrence of Arabia grossly oversimplifies the politics and cultures of the Middle East.

Ariel Sharon

It will be foreign minister meeting, the leaders meeting, and that is not the problem. The problem is how to try and talk to Arab leaders and I -- I was ready to go to Beirut to meet with them. That's what should be done,

It will take a lot of time for this extra oil to be delivered by OPEC, ... The fears people had about supply interruptions still remain because of the instability in Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Ethan Zuckerman

The U.S. media have done a shameful job of reporting on the Arab world.

The rest of the world has long overlooked the potential of the Arab world. George Clooney was in Dubai last year and people are starting to look into this region. Making this film here is a very good statement for this area,

Oil still remains the big uncertainty out there for the market, ... I think the attack in Saudi Arabia and worries about Friday's OPEC meeting are unsettling financial markets.

Saddam Hussein

No, these are all from the Arab history and all will be clear on time.

Amr Moussa

It is the first time an Arab political representative talks about an initiative in the name of all Arabs, and I will do my best to render it a success,

Najib Razak

The Arab awakening was driven by youth, organized by technology, and fired by a hunger for political change.

The Lebanese, during their uprising, went too far, as they put in question all police regimes in the Arab world which risked to reflect badly on Syria.

Noam Chomsky

Even in the 1950s, President Eisenhower was concerned about what he called a campaign of hatred of the U.S. in the Arab world, because of the perception on the Arab street that it supported harsh and oppressive regimes to take their oil.

John Abizaid

And clearly we know that the vast majority of the insurgents are from the Sunni Arab community.

George S. Patton

It seems to me a certainty that the fatalistic teachings of Mohammed and the utter degradation of the Arab women are the outstanding causes for the arrested development of the Arab. He is exactly as he was around the year 700, while we have been developing.

This company played by the rules, and now it looks like the U.S. government is trying to move the goalposts. We're concerned that this could have a very chilling effect on investment in the U.S., particularly from the Arab world.

Azmi Bishara

This candidacy was supposed to be a tool -- to make a point that we want the state to be the state for all of the citizens and to bargain for Arab rights.

Shel Silverstein

This bridge will only take you halfway there, to those mysterious lands you long to see. Through gypsy camps and swirling Arab fair, and moonlit woods where unicorns run free. So come and walk awhile with me and share the twisting trails and wonderous worlds Ive known. But this bridge will only take you halfway there. The last few steps you have to take alone.

This is an Arab city living in a unique moment in history.

This is a major long-term investment. If it's going to be undermined for unjustified reasons, that will tell Arab investors and governments to keep away from the United States.

Elliott Abrams

For decades, the Arab states have seemed exceptions to the laws of politics and human nature. While liberty expanded in many parts of the globe, these nations were left behind, their 'freedom deficit' signaling the political underdevelopment that accompanied many other economic and social maladies.

Hoshyar Zebari

They fear Iraq is drifting from the Arabs, being divorced from the Arab world, and the increased influence of another neighboring country. This time, we are seeing some positive moves by the Arab League toward more realization of the situation on Iraq.

Chris Doyle

The reputation of Britain in the Arab World is at an all time low.

This is the whole Arab world coming on board,