Akkad Quotes

#1. If there ever was a religious war full of terror, it was the crusades. But you can't blame Christianity because a few adventurers did this. That's my message.

Moustapha Akkad

#2. What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.

Lady Gregory

#3. Even fairy tales have limits," said Sophie. "Three people can't have an Ever After. Not without me being alone.

Soman Chainani

#4. I do not read for I have renounced life, I read because one life is just not enough for me.

Abbas Al-Akkad

#5. You fight the war with guns, you fight the peace with stories.

Omar El Akkad

#6. Maybe the Dalai Lama is the only person who is totally honest, and even with him, he's skillful not to hurt anybody. He's skillful.

Richard Gere

#7. For four years, we didn't do any 'Halloweens,' ... But I believed in it. It's not a genius creation or anything. But whenever Halloween season comes around audiences want something like this.

Moustapha Akkad

#8. Beside all this I think there was something personal, being Muslim myself who lived in the west I felt that it was my obligation my duty to tell the truth about Islam. It is a religion that has a 700 million following, yet it's so little known about it which surprised me.

Moustapha Akkad

#9. Blood strikes back.

Rebecca Walker

#10. This country has a long history of defining its generations by the conflicts that should have killed them.

Omar El Akkad

#11. I made the film to bring the story of Islam, the story of 700 million of people, to the West.

Moustapha Akkad

#12. I like to think I'm pretty good at what I do.

John Carmack

#13. I'm interested in that drive, that rush to judgment, that is so prevalent in our society. We all know that pleasurable rush that comes from condemning, and in the short term it's quite a satisfying thing to do, isn't it?

J.K. Rowling

#14. When cruelty is inflicted on innocent people, it discredits whatever cause.

Ronald Reagan

#15. It is amazing that the wisdom of the chattering class to the Republicans is always, always, always 'Surrender your principles and agree with the Democrats.' That's been true for my entire lifetime.

Ted Cruz