Ayvazian Hermoz Quotes & Sayings

The Orient that appears in Orientalism, then, is a system of representations framed by a whole set of forces that brought the Orient into Western learning, Western consciousness, and later, Western empire ... The Orient is the stage on which the whole East is confined. On this stage will appear the figures whose role it is to represent the larger whole from which they emenate. The Orient then seems to be, not an unlimited extension beyond the familiar European world, but rather a closed field, a theatrical stage affixed to Europe. — Edward Said

Plato had no perception of the uniqueness of every individual, of his incommensurability with others, of each individual as forming a class of his own. He had no recognition of the infinite diversity of active tendencies, and the combination of tendencies of which an individual is capable. — B.R. Ambedkar

We often destroy the world's real wealth to create an illusion of wealth, confusing symbol and substance. — Susan Wiggs

Fortuna, that vicious slut. — John Kennedy Toole

Japan's experience suggests the importance of assessing the sustainability of price stability over a fairly long period, which many central banks have emphasized in recent years. — Toshihiko Fukui

I like travelers, but I don't like tourists. The difference is that travelers don't shop and they don't play golf. — Tom Robbins

He must have been an incredibly good shot. — Noel Coward

Oh, tweeting prolifically is the most easy thing in the world. Tweeting prolifically is like somebody saying, 'Boy, you're a really good walker around,' you know. It's not really hard. — Neil Gaiman

I was a terrible athlete and a pretty bad student. I couldn't focus. My imagination was always racing. — Lisi Harrison

The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation. — Frances Burney

We have to wonder whether digital technology, rather than making it easier to communicate, is actually doing the opposite. We now sit alone at a keyboard, firing off zeros and ones into the ether. Offices are silent. — Tom Hodgkinson

This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses. — George W. Bush

It's not irrelevant, those moments of connection, those places where fiction saves your life. It's the most important thing there is. — Neil Gaiman