Philosophical Sayings

I am a writer. That's what I do. It's a writer's job not just to write about himself but to look at the rest of humanity and explore it—other people's way of talking, the phrases they use. And my head is a sponge. I listen to what everyone says, I wa…

If you have the passion to do it, and you do it and it doesn't work out—I worked for 3 years on a 16mm movie that became nothing but guitar picks. And I was very disappointed when I realized it wasn't any good. But it was my film school—and I actuall…

I actually really try to um have morality not even be an issue at all all right when it comes to my characters. That's so interesting i mean you know I don't want that to have any play whatsoever. i That would be me commenting on them that is me stic…

I'm never bothered that people say I don't make films 'from life' and that I have 'nothing to say.' I don't try to say anything but to create characters and to tell stories out of which meaning can appear. What's more, I think I make films about life…

Don't be attracted to easy paths because the paths that make your feet bleed are the only way to get ahead in life.

Politics is when you say you are going to do one thing while intending to do another. Then you do neither what you said nor what you intended.

Women make up one half of society. Our society will remain backward and in chains unless its women are liberated, enlightened and educated.

Don't let he who thinks you despise him get close to you.

If you rule, rule in a fair way, and don't let your heart take part in the ruling, or let a criminal who cannot be rehabilitated escape punishment.

Don't provoke a snake unless you have the intention and power to cut off its head.

Keep your eyes on your enemy and be faster than him.

Don’t make decisions in anger or humiliate an enemy after defeating him.

Whoever tries to climb over our fence, we will try to climb over his house.

If you want to control the world you need to control the oil. Therefore the destruction of Iraq is a prerequisite to controlling oil.

The west need someone to tell the man who walks around with the biggest stick in the world, that that stick can`t bring down God`s house.

I call on you not to hate, because hate does not leave space for a person to be fair and it makes you blind and closes all doors of thinking.

Strike them and strike evil so that evil will be defeated.

The most important thing about marriage is that the man must not let the woman feel downtrodden simply because she is a woman and he is a man.

Allah is on our side. That is why we will beat the aggressor.

I am not guilty, I am innocent.