"I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace."

Peace, Work, Media

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"I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace."

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"I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening."

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"As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals, and toward democracy under Mr Mubarak."

Education, Goals, Agriculture, Democracy

"I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. Also, my love for good writing pushed me."

Love, Thought, Books, Reading

"I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives relief in the midst of battle."

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"I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while."

Love, Poetry, Relax

"I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things."

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"I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised."

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"I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace."

Peace, Work, Media

"Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free."

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"History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself."

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"The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

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"I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace."

Helen Keller, American Author

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"The march of conquest through wild provinces, may be the march of Mind; but not the march of Love."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

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"We make war that we may live in peace."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

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"The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

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"There will be no lasting peace either in the heart of individuals or in social customs until death is outlawed."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

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"At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

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"War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

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"It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

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"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace."

George Washington, American President

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