Gilles Kepel quotes

“The Americans view the democratization of the Middle East as the route to peace.”
-- Gilles Kepel

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“To militant Islamists, the expulsion of the Soviets was just the prelude to purging the entire Islamic world of infidels.”
-- Gilles Kepel

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“In the Arab mindset, democratization may not be an exclusively negative term. But it's associated closely with American policies and the occupation of Iraq.”
-- Gilles Kepel

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“Muslim citizens should never be classified according to their creed, origin, ancestry or culture. After all, I don't define my political or social position by reference to the Christian faith.”
-- Gilles Kepel

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“I think I feel rather differently about sympathy to what seems the normal view. I like just to feel it is there, but not always expressed.”

“I take a grave view of the press. It is the weak slat under the bed of democracy”

“In Britain, you never get away from the fact that you're a foreigner. In the U.S., the view is it doesn't matter where you come from.”

Source : "Stephen Curry Talks About His Christian Faith in MVP Acceptance Speech" by Christine Thomasos, www.christianpost.com. May 6, 2015.

“My car's my best friend. My office. My home. My location. I have a very intimate sense when I am in a car with someone next to me. We're in the most comfortable seats because we're not facing each other, but sitting side by side. We don't look at each other, but instead do so only when we want to. We're allowed to look around without appearing rude. We have a big screen in front of us and side views. Silence doesn't seem heavy or difficult. Nobody serves anybody. And many other aspects. One most important thing is that it transports us from one place to another.”

Source : Interview with Geoff Andrew, www.theguardian.com. April 28, 2005.

“My earlier views of the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human origin of the scriptures have become clearer and stronger with advancing years, and I see no reason for thinking I shall ever change them.”

“Our common country is in great peril, demanding the loftiest views, and boldest action to bring it speedy relief.”

“As far as I know, only a small minority of mathematicians, even of those with Platonist views, accept the idea that there may be mathematical facts which are true but unknowable.”

“I don't think the Middle East could afford another war.”

“I never felt totally, 100%, patriotically English... I'd seen a lot of the world by an early age - sort of spent a lot of time traveling around Lebanon and I'd seen Babylon, and Damascus, and all sorts of places in the Middle East by the time I was ten. Then we'd return to Ruslip in West London... Done a fair bit of traveling really.”

“I took a route of acting, rather than starmaking, so it cost me a lot financially.”