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Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes

There are very few great poets in the world Picture Quote #1

What have we achieved since the end of the Second World War? We have allowed petty, bourgeois regimes in which everything is average, mediocre Picture Quote #1

I’d thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it’s profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context Picture Quote #1

Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl Picture Quote #1

My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don’t have to leave Picture Quote #1

I have written about the dispossessed, immigrants, the condition of women who do not enjoy the same legal rights as men, the Palestinians who are deprived of their land and condemned to exile Picture Quote #1

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I am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of my interaction with the French language, which is not the same as that of a French poet Picture Quote #1

Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private Picture Quote #1

In the Arab world, there is no link between the cultural habits of peoples and the ways of thinking and creating of modern intellectuals. They are two separate worlds Picture Quote #1

The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women Picture Quote #1

We do not have many intellectuals who can speak out for us internationally. We have no writers who are recognized, respected and loved outside the Arab world Picture Quote #1

Our steps invent the path as we proceed; behind us they leave no trace, only the void. So we shall always look ahead and trust our feet. They will take us as far as our minds will go... -- Tahar ben Jelloun Picture Quote #1

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I’d thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it’s profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context Picture Quote #1

Emigration is no longer a solution; it’s a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every day, but they’re knocking on doors that are not open Picture Quote #1

I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It’s not very funny, but it’s sincere. My commitment is to sincerity Picture Quote #1

The intellectual, the man of thought, doubt and analysis, should give the best of himself Picture Quote #1

My sensibility steers me toward writers who are out on their own Picture Quote #1

My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible Picture Quote #1

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I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer Picture Quote #1

Egypt has suffered more ordeals than the other countries to get where it is Picture Quote #1

Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever Picture Quote #1

At 21, I discovered repression and injustice. The army would shoot students with real bullets Picture Quote #1

Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words Picture Quote #1

This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those of one’s mother tongue Picture Quote #1

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The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings Picture Quote #1

Most of those who died did not die of hunger but of hatred. Feeling hatred diminishes you. It eats at your from within and attacks the immune system. When you have hatred inside you, it always crushes you in the end Picture Quote #1

I am glad to have found a readership, but one can’t write only what is likely to sell. A writer is not a shopkeeper. A writer creates an imaginary world that he transmits to others Picture Quote #1

We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side Picture Quote #1

To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power Picture Quote #1

I came to poetry through the urgent need to denounce injustice, exploitation, humiliation. I know that's not enough to change the world. But to remain silent would have been a kind of intolerable complicity Picture Quote #1

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There are very few great poets in the world (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) What have we achieved since the end of the Second World War? We have allowed petty, bourgeois regimes in which everything is average, mediocre (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) I’d thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it’s profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don’t have to leave (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) I have written about the dispossessed, immigrants, the condition of women who do not enjoy the same legal rights as men, the Palestinians who are deprived of their land and condemned to exile (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) I am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of my interaction with the French language, which is not the same as that of a French poet (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) In the Arab world, there is no link between the cultural habits of peoples and the ways of thinking and creating of modern intellectuals. They are two separate worlds (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) We do not have many intellectuals who can speak out for us internationally. We have no writers who are recognized, respected and loved outside the Arab world (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) Our steps invent the path as we proceed; behind us they leave no trace, only the void. So we shall always look ahead and trust our feet. They will take us as far as our minds will go... -- Tahar ben Jelloun (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) I’d thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it’s profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context. (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) Emigration is no longer a solution; it’s a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every day, but they’re knocking on doors that are not open. (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It’s not very funny, but it’s sincere. My commitment is to sincerity. (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) The intellectual, the man of thought, doubt and analysis, should give the best of himself (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) My sensibility steers me toward writers who are out on their own (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) Egypt has suffered more ordeals than the other countries to get where it is (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) At 21, I discovered repression and injustice. The army would shoot students with real bullets (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those of one’s mother tongue (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) Most of those who died did not die of hunger but of hatred. Feeling hatred diminishes you. It eats at your from within and attacks the immune system. When you have hatred inside you, it always crushes you in the end (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) I am glad to have found a readership, but one can’t write only what is likely to sell. A writer is not a shopkeeper. A writer creates an imaginary world that he transmits to others (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes) I came to poetry through the urgent need to denounce injustice, exploitation, humiliation. I know that's not enough to change the world. But to remain silent would have been a kind of intolerable complicity (Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes)

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