The intellectual, the man of thought, doubt and analysis, should give the best of himself.

Quote by Tahar Ben Jelloun

Topics: Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes

Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private.

Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private.

Poetry is not only a set of words which are chosen to relate to each...

Poetry is not only a set of words which are chosen to relate to each...

My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.

My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.

We must stop posing as victims of the West and behaving negatively towards the West....

We must stop posing as victims of the West and behaving negatively towards the West....

The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No...

The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No...

An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This...

An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This...

My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people...

My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people...

It is impossible to disregard such an important medium as television. We should know how...

It is impossible to disregard such an important medium as television. We should know how...

What have we achieved since the end of the Second World War? We have allowed...

What have we achieved since the end of the Second World War? We have allowed...

I am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of...

I am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of...

I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a...

I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a...

Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every...

Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every...

Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever.

Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever.

There is a gulf between the Arab peoples and Arab intellectuals.

There is a gulf between the Arab peoples and Arab intellectuals.

There are very few great poets in the world.

There are very few great poets in the world.

Beauty is first and foremost an emotion.

Beauty is first and foremost an emotion.

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

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

To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing...

To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing...

For me, poetry is a situation - a state of being, a way of facing...

For me, poetry is a situation - a state of being, a way of facing...

In Morocco, it's possible to see the Atlantic and the Mediterranean at the same time.

In Morocco, it's possible to see the Atlantic and the Mediterranean at the same time.