Usman Malik > Usman's Quotes

“In the words of one scholar, “by virtue of Israel’s definition of itself as a Jewish state and the state’s exclusionary policies and laws, what was conferred on Palestinians was in effect second-class citizenship.” Most significantly, the martial regime under which the Palestinians lived granted the Israeli military near-unlimited authority to control the minutiae of their lives.57”
― Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017

“the commissioners presciently warned that “if the American government decided to support the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine, they are committing the American people to the use of force in that area, since only by force can a Jewish state in Palestine be established or maintained.”82 The commission thereby accurately predicted the course of the subsequent century.”
― Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017

“Seneca said, “Happy is he who can improve others not just when he is in their presence, but even when he is in their thoughts!”
― Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

“Choosing the right exemplars helps create a repository of “good behavior.”
― Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results