Dede Phobia

“Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.”
― Karl Von Clausewitz

“Failure is not falling to the ground; it is remaining there once you have fallen and the greatest failure is when you decide not to stand up again.”
― Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, My Vision Challenges In The Race For Excellence

“Egyptians undergo an odd personality change behind the wheel of a car. In every other setting, aggression and impatience are frowned upon. The unofficial Egyptian anthem "Bokra, Insha'allah, Malesh" (Tomorrow, God Willing, Never Mind) isn't just an excuse for laziness. In a society requiring millennial patience, it is also a social code dictating that no one make too much of a fuss about things. But put an Egyptian in the driver's seat and he shows all the calm and consideration of a hooded swordsman delivering Islamic justice.”
― Tony Horwitz, Baghdad without a Map and Other Misadventures in Arabia

“One does not have to be without sin to castigate someone else for being a rapist or murderer" (386).”
― Kenneth Pollack, Unthinkable: Iran, the Bomb, and American Strategy