I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.

Quote by Naguib Mahfouz

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Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a...

Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a...

If we reject science, we reject the common man.

If we reject science, we reject the common man.

At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.

At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.

We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social...

We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social...

I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening.

I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening.

Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.

Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.

In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of...

In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of...

I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but...

I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but...

As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education...

As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education...

One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary...

One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary...

The Nobel Prize has given me, for the first time in my life, the feeling...

The Nobel Prize has given me, for the first time in my life, the feeling...

I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.

I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.

It's clearly more important to treat one's fellow man well than to be always praying...

It's clearly more important to treat one's fellow man well than to be always praying...

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether...

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether...

We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is...

We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is...

My countrymen have the right to shake my hand and talk to me if they...

My countrymen have the right to shake my hand and talk to me if they...

If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in...

If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in...

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism...

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism...

I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must...

I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must...

According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the...

According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the...