Wael Ragab

“Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side
so long as you are true to the best that is in you.”
― Christian D. Larson, Your Forces and How to Use Them

“حقًا إن الإنسان مسكين.. تتشاجر مع رئيسك فى العمل فتُفصل.. تتشاجر مع مار فى الشارع فيحطم أنفك.. تتشاجر مع هيئة حكومية فتسجن.. عندها تشعر بحاجة إلى أن تخرج بعض عصبيتك فى دارك بعيدًا عن العيون, لكنك تصطدم بشريك حياة غير مستعد لسماع شئ.. عرفت صديقًا لى كان يقود سيارته بأقصى سرعة لها فى طريق مهجور, و يخرج رأسه من النافذة و يصرخ و يسب بأعلى صوته.. كان هذا يريحه, و أظننى أفهمه..”
― أحمد خالد توفيق

“فى عالمنا الشرقى
يعيش الرجل موهوما ويموت موهوما
اخوانى الرجال الموهومين بذكوريتهم
فى حياه المراه مئات من الابطال الخيالون والواقعيون
وهناك دائما من فعل اول الاشياء
لكن لا يعرفه احدا غيرها”
― حسن يوسف

“It’s probably not just by chance that I’m alone. It would be very hard for a man to live with me, unless he’s terribly strong. And if he’s stronger than I, I’m the one who can’t live with him. … I’m neither smart nor stupid, but I don’t think I’m a run-of-the-mill person. I’ve been in business without being a businesswoman, I’ve loved without being a woman made only for love. The two men I’ve loved, I think, will remember me, on earth or in heaven, because men always remember a woman who caused them concern and uneasiness. I’ve done my best, in regard to people and to life, without precepts, but with a taste for justice.”
― Coco Chanel