Mutlaq Al Quotes & Sayings

You may say, But wasn't this the Sixties? Yes, but only for some people, only in certain parts of the country. — Julian Barnes

Kinsey wanted Dellenback to film his own staff. There are three ways to read that sentence, all of them true. — Mary Roach

The people were shocked to find out that their vote is worthless because of the major fraud that takes place in Iraq. — Saleh Al-Mutlaq

If this government is like the last one, then Iraq will break apart. — Saleh Al-Mutlaq

Who created the sectarian attitude in Iraq? The occupation, ... We never heard of this before in our history. But it's good that Condoleezza Rice realizes sectarianism is not good for Iraq. All we want from them is fair and clean elections next month. — Saleh Al-Mutlaq

Boycotting the referendum is a possible option ... because we believe that participating in the voting might be a useless act. — Saleh Al-Mutlaq

We want you to express your point of view but without violence. — Saleh Al-Mutlaq

This constitution is full of mines that are going to explode. The articles stipulated in this constitution will have grave consequences if they are submitted to a referendum. This constitution will lead to a weak Iraq that is unable to defend itself. — Saleh Al-Mutlaq

We can not imagine that an Arab population forming more than 80 percent of the Iraqi society will allow the article reading that Iraq is part of the Islamic world instead of mentioning that we are part of the Arab nation, as if they want us to be linked to Iran and not to the Arab nation. — Saleh Al-Mutlaq

[But] just as unseen worlds unfold to those who read a book, so worlds hidden to hurried sight unfold to those who choose to spend more than a few moments cultivating their relationship with nature. Paying attention is the key: we interact with each other when we allow it to engage our attention, when we 'read' it with absorption, as we would read a book. [Even] the ficus tree in the office cubicle or the oak planted in the urban sidewalk offers undreamed-of wonders to those who pay attention. Just because to literate people reading a book is unremarkable, available to anyone who can learn the alphabet, it is no less magical. Among my people, children are taught to read books; among some other peoples, children are taught to read the trees. — Priscilla Stuckey

This time Magnus answered it, his voice booming through the tiny entryway. "WHO DARES DISTURB MY REST?"
Jace looked almost nervous. "Jace Wayland. Remember? I'm from the Clave."
"Oh, yes." Magnus seemed to have perked up. "Are you the one with the blue eyes?"
"He means Alec," Clary said helpfully.
"No. My eyes are usually described as golden," Jace told the intercom. "And luminous."
"Oh, you're that one." Magnus sounded disappointed. If Clary hadn't been so upset, she would have laughed. "I suppose you'd better come up. — Cassandra Clare

Human consciousness is now being drawn inexorably toward the same issues, the gaze of collective attention focused like never before. — Anodea Judith

Still, his scars, combined with the serpentine wound now visible without the bandage covering his shoulder, made him all the more dangerous.
He was, to me, terrifyingly beautiful. — Kristen Simmons

The situation is getting worse, and people are losing hope. That despair stokes violence. — Saleh Al-Mutlaq

If the constitution is not changed, then we will try to bring it down either before the referendum through the law by filing a suit in international or local courts, if we can, challenging the legitimacy of this constitution and the National Assembly. — Saleh Al-Mutlaq

Deference and intimacy live far apart. — Moliere

I tend to attack the challenges that are right in front of me, the ones that I have today. — Mike Tomlin