Mozah Bint Quotes & Sayings

Education can also be used as a soft power and as a soft force to transform societies. When I say transform societies it means we can tackle issues in political, social, cultural, economic areas. These are the most important things. — Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned

One day the people of the world will want peace
so much that the governments will have to get out
of their way and give it to them. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

It's a basic fact about being human that sometimes the self seems to just melt away. — Jonathan Haidt

Could this guy sound a little less like a fortune cookie on acid? — Huntley Fitzpatrick

If you try to take our heart without earning our soul, our heart will break — Kristen Callihan

We believe ... that by encouraging critical thinking and processing of knowledge we are creating full, well-rounded human beings ... that will enable Qatar to build up its society. You cannot build a healthy society without giving your citizens a sense of ownership. Otherwise, they will not share with you the responsibilities. — Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned

Who we are varies according to our awareness. When you are more aware, you are someone else than when you are less aware. — Frederick Lenz

We are told that religion says: 'God gave us brains' - and then they also quickly add: '-but God doesn't want us to use them'. Ridiculous. — Christina Engela

We don't see the global citizen as someone with no identity, but rather someone who has confidence and is proud of his culture and history - and ... open to the modern world. — Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned

The right to a quality education is, I believe, the perfect path to bridge the gap between different cultures and to reconcile various civilizations. Without such a right, the values of liberty, justice and equality will have no meaning. Ignorance is by far the biggest danger and threat to humankind. — Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned

Your race doesn't define you. -Richard — S.M. Boyce

Dogma
ideas uninformed by experience
is a form of ingratitude. — Susan Neiman

He is not the same person as when we
met, but ... neither am I. Time has refined us, but instead of pushing us apart, we're closer than ever. — Ann Aguirre

The course of English Literature would have been decidedly different had Mr. Wordsworth owned a power mower, she thought. — Harper Lee

Education in Emergencies signifies that the right to education is being threatened by natural causes such as tsunamis, but also, unfortunately, by man-made causes. — Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned

Qatar is giving 2.8% of our GDP to research. This is something again that is a breakthrough, as nobody was even thinking of research as a tool or component for advancement in this part of the world. — Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned

People tend to believe that to be modern you have to disengage from your heritage, but it's not true. — Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned

It would have been a rare thing anyhow for an official to come upon an idea that is not provided for in the regulations. — B. Traven

The saddest thing I have ever experienced is watching a fellow nerd I've known forever and befriended, trying to unnerdify themselves. It was painful because that great geeky personality I loved so much is hidden behind a plaster of trends, and he may end up with a girl who will never understand him. — Melanie Kay Taylor

Sixty-six percent is the literacy rate in the Arab world. We have 58 million illiterate among adults in our part of the world. — Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned

I have lived with my husband more than I have with my parents ... I live beside him, and know his worries, his hopes, and his dreams for his nation. We believe that things happen by design, not in an arbitrary way. And we believe it is our duty to make things happen. — Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned

I think the voice over actually enhances the various moments instead of compensating for something that's lacking. Voice over can be tricky. It can be dangerous because its over used or inappropriately used. I think in this case it informs the story. — Claire Danes