Sylvia Marcus

“أرى الحكمة فى التخفف من هذا العبء الثقيل , ثم لا أفعل شيئاً فى سبيل الخلاص منه, الحق أنى لا أدرى كيف يظل الإنسان مشدوداً إلى ما ليس يرضيه , ثم يظل مشدوداً إليه برغم أنفه وهو عالم كل العلم أن الروابط التى تشده لا تزيد على نفخات من هواء لو سدُّ عليها الطريق لحظة واحدة لانتهى كل شئ .”
― زكي نجيب محمود, قصة نفس

“Women are told from their infancy, and taught by the example of their mothers, that a little knowlegde of human weakness, justly termed cunning, softness of temper; outward obedience, and a scrupulous attention to a puerile kind of proptiety, will obtain for them the protection of man; and should they be beautiful, every thing else is needless, for, at least, twenty years of their lives.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft

“هذا جناه أبي عليّ ، وما جنيت على أحد”
― أبو العلاء المعري

“What is the meaning of life?" "What is consciousness and the mind?” "Why am I here?" “What is my relationship to God and the universe?" These questions have been asked for centuries, but they are irrelevant to achieving social progress. These are unanswerable questions because they don’t have referents in the real world. The posing of such ambiguous questions doesn’t express concern for fellow human beings, or a desire to elevate their condition. Such musings are gibberish in terms of practicality, and as impotent as wailing over an injured person instead of seeking medical attention for them.”
― Jacque Fresco, The Best That Money Can't Buy