Egyptian Quotes: top 94 famous quotes about Egyptian

Egyptian Quotes & Sayings

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The beauty of America, neither cool jazz nor devoured Egyptian
heroes, lies in
lives in the darkness I inhabit in the midst of sterile millions — Frank O'Hara

Today we are all Egyptians. — Jens Stoltenberg

We have now seen that there is no particle of evidence for the Egyptian origin of Tarot cards. — A. E. Waite

What role did the Internet play in the Egyptian Revolution? People will be arguing about the answer to that question for decades if not centuries. — Rebecca MacKinnon

One of the most important branches of the Egyptian economy is tourism. No bikinis, no tourism. So they have to decide what to do. — Shimon Peres

Tutankhamun was not black, and the portrayal of ancient Egyptian civilization as black has no element of truth to it. — Zahi Hawass

MUMMY, n. - an ancient Egyptian handy, too, in museums in gratifying the vulgar curiosity that serves to distinguish man from the lower animals. — Ambrose Bierce

Did you ever face Death and let it stare back at you right in the Eyes? — Luis Marques

I can't believe that 24 hours ago I was in an Egyptian tomb and now here I am, on the verge of a madcap, Manhattan weekend. — Tam Francis

Schools teach exactly what they are intended to teach and they do it well: how to be a good Egyptian and remain in your place in the pyramid. — John Taylor Gatto

There are clearly many Egyptian free-thinkers and intellectuals - lots of wonderful Egyptian artists and architects and scientists. — Richard Engel

The tap'ring pyramid, the Egyptian's pride, And wonder of the world, whose spiky top Has wounded the thick cloud. — Robert Blair

To pronounce the name of the dead is to make them live again. — Margaret Atwood

I was sure the Egyptian title said the Divine Pooter. But that made no sense, unless Khnum had magic powers I didn't want to know about. — Rick Riordan

A written regulation in NASCAR is about as reliable as an Egyptian immigration law. — Brock Yates

the joy of having an omniscient superpower. It had no sympathy for anyone who didn't speak Ancient Egyptian, whale, or Alpha Centaurian. Mom — Richard Roberts

I believe that the majority of Egyptian people know who is Hosni Mubarak and it pains me what has been expressed by some people from my own country. — Hosni Mubarak

Follow your heart as long as you live ... Bring your whole heart towards excellence ... And no limit may be set to art. — The Instruction Of Ptahhotop

I tell you all the time, you will never be able to replace me with a brass and steam contraption. — Maeve Alpin

Everybody grows up with comedy. I mean, Egyptian comedy has a very, very old tradition. Our theater and our movies are just, like, amazing. — Bassem Youssef

The road to democracy is rarely smooth, but for Egyptian women, it has been exceptionally bumpy. — G. Willow Wilson

We are the two great painters of this era; you are in the Egyptian style, I in themodern style. (to Pablo Picasso) — Henri Rousseau

Beautiful sunrise in the far away mountains, painting the wide horizon with vibrant warm colors, among the chill from the morning breeze. — Luis Marques

The people of Egypt, are the greatest people of earth; and they deserve a Nobel Prize for Peace. To all Egyptian: Be proud to be Egyptian. — Heinz Fischer

Bloody Egyptian gods in their bloody revealing swimwear. — Rick Riordan

You're going to the cemetery with your toothbrush. How Egyptian — Robin Williams

Soon, my Egyptian princess. Soon, I'll be free to be with you. — Hugh Howey

The power of faith can be a strong force, but the power of knowing is even stronger. — Luis Marques

The Muslim Brotherhood can't even penetrate the Egyptian government, — Ibrahim Ali

Denial is much more then an Egyptian River. — Mark Twain

Tie my heart in Egyptian threads. — Jennifer Calvert

The Egyptians would sacrifice red-headed men on the tomb of Osiris because red was the colour associated with Set, the Egyptian version of Satan. — David Icke

The revolution has no leader, I said. It was more like a raging wild horse that would buck anyone who tried to mount it against its will. — Wael Ghonim

Egyptian Proverb: The worst things: To be in bed and sleep not, To want for one who comes not, To try to please and please not. — F Scott Fitzgerald

Psalm 29:10 is another reminiscent literary reference to the ancient Egyptian heritage of the Jews' cow-worship faith — Ibrahim Ibrahim

Poor are those who have eyes but cannot see ... — Luis Marques

There are lots of wonderful old Italian actors. You don't need to take an Egyptian to play an Italian actor. — Omar Sharif

My name is Zia Rashid. — Rick Riordan

Light and Darkness. One cannot exist without the other. There is no true Master, without the power of balance. — Luis Marques

I slather Egyptian Magic cream all over my face on overnight flights to keep my skin hydrated. — Kate Hudson

I'm building a glass pyramid over the Egyptian escalator where my body will be mummified, so my customers can come and see me forever. — Mohamed Al-Fayed

You may think you're not blind, but can you see in the dark? — Luis Marques

The hidden mist of forgotten truth is not for the mundane eye to see ... — Luis Marques

The Egyptian experience suggests that social media can greatly accelerate the death of already dying authoritarian regimes. — Evgeny Morozov

What was I saying? An Egyptian king
Once touched long fingers, which are not anything. — Allen Tate

She must have Egyptian blood. Every time I try to kiss her she says, "Tut, Tut!" — Henny Youngman

Whether you're talking about the Egyptian pharaohs or Hollywood movie stars it all ends the same way. DEATH — Neal A. Yeager

The Egyptian tomb was the outcome of the Mesopotamian influence and followed from the religious crisis the country had undergone. — Stephen Gardiner

The mouth of a perfectly contented man is filled with beer. - Egyptian proverb, c. 2200 BCE — Tom Standage

Girls have always wanted to be pretty, even in Egyptian times. Cleopatra wore all that eyeliner, you know. — Rita Ora

The Egyptian military and the government of Israel have long had a common interest in maintaining order and fighting terrorism in Sinai. — Elliott Abrams

A fortune teller long ago warned him he would die in Egypt, and she walks like an Egyptian. — Mark Leidner

I will treat everyone equally and be a servant of the Egyptian people. — Mohammed Morsi

'Doctor Who' was the first mythology that I learned, before ever I ran into Greek or Roman or Egyptian mythologies. — Neil Gaiman

women now share the economic burden of their families, very few Egyptian men are prepared to share the housework. To — Geraldine Brooks

All my stories are like the Greek and Roman myths, and the Egyptian myths, and the Old and New Testament. — Ray Bradbury

The dream of democracy has long been enshrined in the hearts of the Egyptian people. It only needed awakening. — Mohamed ElBaradei

Life is a chance at Evolution. Overcome yourself and Become. — Luis Marques

He who does not cherish life, does not deserve to be among the living. — Luis Marques

The pleasures of the palate deal with us like Egyptian thieves who strangle those whom they embrace. — Seneca The Younger

If wrappings of cloth can impart respectability, the most respectable persons are the Egyptian mummies, all wrapped in layers and layers of gauze — Kamala Suraiyya Das

There is a positive and personal relationship between the Egyptian people and the Syrian people. — Mohammed Morsi

Once you touch the trappings of monarchy, like opening an Egyptian tomb, the inside is liable to crumble. — Anthony Sampson

Before I could even form a question, he murmured some words in Egyptian and we were sucked into a whirlwind. — Colleen Houck

The Muslim Brotherhood and the Salifist parties are a real force in the Egyptian society. — Ahmed Zewail

Sixty Royal Cubits probably correspond to a one week (i.e., ten days) on the ancient Egyptian calendar. — Ibrahim Ibrahim

I think the Egyptian people need to restore confidence that Americans, the U.S., means what they say when they talk about democracy, rule of law. — Mohamed ElBaradei

We must educate our children to become like young Egyptian people. — Barack Obama

Truth is not a right to be claimed, but a gift for those who are able to conquer it. — Luis Marques

Work and its results always outlived those who labored at it as any Egyptian slave-ghost will tell you. — Dennis Lehane

The Egyptian word Pir-em-us meant to them something of great vertical height. From this the Greek form Pyramis, or the plural Pyramides was formed. — H. Spencer Lewis

What the U.S. should do consistently is to support the liberty of the Egyptian people. — Ahmed Zewail

More than 150 types of boats appear in Egyptian hieroglyphics. — Stewart Gordon

To face a real daemon, you must first look inwards and conquer your own darkness. — Luis Marques

The Egyptian duck is a dangerous animal: one snap of its beak and you are infected with Egyptology for life. — Auguste Mariette

Predator and prey move in silent gestures, on the seductive dance of death, in the shadows cast by the vultures of the night. — Luis Marques

We must consider teaching the Egyptian revolution in schools. — David Cameron

Do not judge others, without first judging yourself. There is no strength without knowing thyself. — Luis Marques

I am the first Egyptian civilian president elected democratically, freely, following a great, peaceful revolution. — Mohammed Morsi

I do not want to see the whole Egyptian people feel protected by my presence. They really have to fight for their freedom whether I'm there or not. — Mohamed ElBaradei

Mido has just been sent off and I can confirm he walks like an
Egyptian — Jeff Stelling

Across the field, Carter's voice yelled: "STAHP!" I guess stahp is actually a word in Ancient Egyptian. Who knew? — Rick Riordan

Either an ancient cursed Egyptian mummy has come back to life and is trying to kill the people next door, or they're watching a movie. — Chuck Palahniuk

Toilet paper unrolled and slithered
then wrapped around my tummy.
That paper tried to roll me up
into an Egyptian mummy. — Melinda K. Trotter

When I was growing up, we spoke Egyptian, we ate Egyptian food, we had other Egyptian friends. It was my father's preference. — Leila Aboulela

The quality of the thought differences the Egyptian and the Roman, the Austrian and the American. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as an Egyptian king wrote over his library,'The medicines of the soul. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

The Egyptian contribution to architecture was more concerned with remembering the dead than the living. — Stephen Gardiner

The tomb of ancient Egyptian Great Chief of the Oryx, Baqet III (2500 B.C.) — Jessie Perault

No matter how hard you try, after the Day there will always be a Night ... — Luis Marques

I chose the Egyptian dream: the dream to make a TV show, and then be called an infidel by the end. — Bassem Youssef

An evolved and balanced Ego can be a valuable tool for the Self. But a blinding one is always among the first footsteps into Oblivion. — Luis Marques

Egyptian papyri mention temple attendants who cleansed patients and implemented regimes of diet and exercise. — Steve Parker

Humans are naturally scared and confused beings. They not only fear the unknown, as they live fearing themselves ... — Luis Marques