Edward Said — "The media is the modern court where reputations are made and unmade."

"No one can deny the importance of geography in the formation of cultures and peoples."

"It is quite common to hear high officials in Washington and elsewhere speak of changing the map of the Middle East, as if ancient societies and myriad peoples can be shaken up like so many peanuts in …"

"The intellectual must be a person of courage, a person of integrity, a person of conviction."

"To play music well, you need to strike a balance between your head, your heart, and your stomach. And if one of the three is not there or is there in too strong a dose, you cannot use it. What better …"

"The main battle in the world today is between the forces of imperialism and the forces of liberation."