Arabists Quotes & Sayings

To be an enduring, great company, you have to build a mechanism for preventing or solving problems that will long outlast any one individual leader. — Howard Schultz

There is a poem at the heart of things and a mythic story in the heart of each of us. — Michael Meade

down one giant spiral — Charles Martin

I was born on the 24th of September 1755 in the county of Fauquier, at that time one of the frontier counties of Virginia. My father possessed scarcely any fortune and had received a very limited education - but was a man to whom nature had been bountiful, and who had assiduously improved her gifts. — John Marshall

You have to be careful not to get overexposed. — Mike Love

You know, for a spy as talented as you, you can really be ... obnoxious," I told her.
She grinned. "I know. — Embee

I am honored to be able to serve GM at this critical juncture and take part in its reinvention. — Edward Whitacre Jr.

Infuriatingly stupid analysts - especially people who called themselves Arabists, yet who seemed to know next to nothing about the reality of the Islamic world - wrote reams of commentary [after 9/11]. Their articles were all about Islam saving Aristotle and the zero, which medieval Muslim scholars had done more than eight hundred years ago; about Islam being a religion of peace and tolerance, not the slightest bit violent. These were fairy tales, nothing to do with the real world I knew. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows. — Mike Krzyzewski

Someone who seeks low-risk investments never really feels investing is safe and someone who is always right eventually winds up wrong — Robert Kiyosaki

The World Championship gold was a surprise and took a lot of pressure off in terms of qualifying for Rio, but I still need more points, and winning in Manchester would be massive for me. — Bianca Walkden