Zewail University Quotes & Sayings

On 'True Blood,' the character's name is Sookie Stackhouse, and my name is Suki Waterhouse. So, I get people saying, 'Oh, I thought we were meeting the girl from True Blood.' — Suki Waterhouse

Do you think me a bloody eunuch, wench?" he questioned harshly. "Cover yourself before I spill your virgin blood! — Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

I left Egypt in 1969 for graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania. I have been on the faculty at Caltech for 37 years and carried dual citizenship for 31. But my commitment to the country of my birth never wavered. — Ahmed Zewail

The family's dream was to see me receive a high degree abroad and to return to become a university professor - on the door to my study room, a sign was placed reading 'Dr. Ahmed,' even though I was still far from becoming a doctor. — Ahmed Zewail

If you can't bear to have your face stepped on, don't try to climb the ladder of success. — Evan Esar

I think, fundamentally, open source does tend to be more stable software. It's the right way to do things. — Linus Torvalds

Whoever opined "Money can't buy you happiness" obviously had far too much of the stuff. — David Mitchell

I always tell students that you've got to be practical. You do not need a dream. You need a purpose, something you can wake up to in the morning when the dream is dissipated. — Twyla Tharp

As an instructor at Alexandria University, I did research that was published in international journals. Although I left to pursue a doctorate in the United States, it was not for want of a good life. — Ahmed Zewail

I wandered everywhere, through cities and countries wide. And everywhere I went, the world was on my side. — Roman Payne

Yet it seems to me finishing well in this life is not so much about who is the best or greatest at something, but rather who embraces lowliness of heart. Laying down one's rights- meekness- is a blessed virtue, one that must surely come straight from the Throne of Grace. — Beverly Lewis

In Egypt, every family is suffering from the deteriorated schooling and university system of the Mubarak regime. What families want most of all is to secure a good education for their children. — Ahmed Zewail

Many Americans resent evangelicals because they perceive us as thinking we have a right to rule them. That perception is not always unreasonable in light of the way many evangelical leaders spoke and acted throughout the twentieth century. This is one of the most important reasons Christianity has gradually lost influence over the past century. While the believers in the Christian — Greg Forster

If I had wings I would fly,
I'd soar on high where only eagles dare
I'd let them rip, I'd let them tear,
until all that remained was me bare. — Michelle Horst

Although the Nasser revolution of 1952 was secular, the culture remained deeply religious - but it was a faith of moderation and tolerance. Women made up nearly half my class at university, and my senior academic adviser there was a woman. In Alexandria, my friends were Christians and Muslims. — Ahmed Zewail

I'll meet you tomorrow morning at ten in your office, and explain everything. In the meantime, go home and get some sleep."
"I have a meeting with McConnell and Baroja tomorrow at ten A.M. to review some procedures," he said.
Now, that was the J.B. I knew. Never mind the demon attack; procedures needed reviewing. — Christina Henry