Ahmad ElShazly

“...legitimacy is based on three things. First of all, the people who are asked to obey authority have to feel like they have a voice--that if they speak up, they will be heard. Second, the law has to be predictable. There has to be a reasonable expectation that the rules tomorrow are going to be roughly the same as the rules today. And third, the authority has to be fair. It can't treat one group differently from another.”
― Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

“نحن نحتاج إلى الحكيم في عصور التدهور كما نحتاج إلى الطبيب في أيام الأوبئة و سيظل للكلمة الطيبة أريجها على الدوام”
― نجيب محفوظ, أمام العرش: حوار مع الحكام

“What is learned out of necessity is inevitably more powerful than the learning that comes easily.”
― Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

“وترى العمرَ يمتلئُ شيئاً فشيئاً ولا نُحِسُّ الزيادة كيف تزيد: فإذا فارَقَنا من نُحبُّهم نبّه القلبُ فينا معنى الفراغ؛ فكان من الفراق على أكبادنا ظمأٌ كظمإ السقاء الذي فرغ ماؤه فجفَّ وكان الفراقُ جفافَه!”
― مصطفى صادق الرافعي, السحاب الأحمر