Sen > Sen's Quotes

“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.”
― Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living

“Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading.”
― Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
― Malcolm X

“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.”
― Malcolm X

“So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.”
― Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X [Japanese-Language Edition].

“How can you thank a man for giving you what's already yours? How then can you thank him for giving you only part of what is yours?”
― Malcolm X

“When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals.”
― Edward Snowden

“Ultimately, saying that you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different from saying you don't care about freedom of speech because you have nothing to say.”
― Edward Snowden, Permanent Record

“هذا زمن الحق الضائع

لا يعرف فيه مقتول من قاتله ومتى قتله

ورؤوس الناس على جثث الحيوانات

ورؤوس الحيوانات على جثث الناس

فتحسس رأسك

فتحسس رأسك !”
― صلاح عبد الصبور

“مازلتُ أعرف أن الشوق معصيتي..
والعشق والله ذنب لستُ أخفيه..
قلبي الذي لم يزل طفلاً يعاتبني..
كيف انقضى العيد.. وانقضت لياليه..
يا فرحة لم تزل كالطيف تُسكرني..
كيف انتهى الحلم بالأحزان والتيه..
حتى إذا ما انقضى كالعيد سامرنا..
عدنا إلى الحزن يدمينا.. ونُدميه..”
― فاروق جويدة, مختارات من شعر فاروق جويدة: قصائد حب

“أتوَّهمُ أنني لا أحد ؛ حتَّى إذا رأيتُكَ لا يُزعجني أنكَ لا تراني”
― Nour Albawardi, النصف المضيء من الباب الموارب

“When I was a young man, I had liberty, but I did not see it. I had time, but I did not know it. And I had love, but I did not feel it. Many decades would pass before I understood the meaning of all three. And now, the twilight of my life, this understanding has passed into contentment.

Love, liberty, and time: once so disposable, are the fuels that drive me forward. And love, most especially, mio caro. For you, our children, our brothers and sisters. And for the vast and wonderful world that gave us life, and keeps us guessing. Endless affection, mia Sofia.

Forever yours,
Ezio Auditore.”
― Ezio Auditore da Firenze