Hanan Ashrawi Quotes

#1. No one was more surprised than me when my paintings started selling, except maybe my dealer.

Chuck Close

#2. Many people have asked me how I feel about losing my job.

Carly Fiorina

#3. To believe something and not live is like making fun of your abilities. You cannot be really trusted if you can dream and doubt its possibility.

Israelmore Ayivor

#4. It's not just a question of numbers. There will be more women (in parliament) who are conscious of women's rights ... There will also be women who are not committed to equality.

Hanan Ashrawi

#5. I certainly don't think you need to be famous to want to leave a legacy, but when you are famous, it's even more likely that your child will get the wrong perspective on your life if you die prematurely.

Shania Twain

#6. Our goal isn't outrageous. We simply want to live in dignity on our own land, see a just solution for the refugees, and closure to 55 years of injustice and denial of our own existence.

Hanan Ashrawi

#7. The most romantic things are very small, kind gestures from people you love.

Douglas Booth

#8. It's clear Israel has suspended the peace process, despite the so-called moderation of the Arab world, because it has no interest in peace.

Hanan Ashrawi

#9. This country is never going to move forward unless we end Republican rule in the House and Senate.

Bernie Sanders

#10. It looks like we will have a bi-polar reality

Hanan Ashrawi

#11. We cannot rely upon the silenced to tell us they are suffering.

Hanan Ashrawi

#12. Earlier in my career, I was really tight, really together, and knew who I was and I was confident. I kind of feel in between now.

Sarah Silverman

#13. We know what they say, they want all of Palestine (including Israel) and say that negotiations did not work. They talk about wanting reform. That doesn't mean they will do it.

Hanan Ashrawi

#14. You can't simply redefine Jerusalem. The Palestinian claim is based on legality, on the international recognition that the situation created by the war in '67 is not valid.

Hanan Ashrawi

#15. We're here because we want to go to the Orient House. We're here because this is our city. It's an occupied city, I know. They have arms, they have weapons, they have police, they have mortar guns, but it is Palestinian and it is under occupation.

Hanan Ashrawi

#16. We age not by years but by events and our emotional reactions to them.

Maxwell Maltz

#17. Sharon has subverted the whole process by turning it into something sequential and conditional and, of course, by making himself the interpreter of the road map,

Hanan Ashrawi

#18. What doesn't kill you not only makes you stronger but also more honest. Laurey

Eric Weiner

#19. We are the only people on Earth asked to guarantee the security of our occupier ... while Israel is the only country that calls for defense from its victims.

Hanan Ashrawi

#20. Control does not come from strong police forces, does not come from oppression and repression, does not come from violating people's rights or giving the security systems undue powers

Hanan Ashrawi

#21. Sharon was a strong and charismatic leader who steered the politics toward the right and extremism. Now it is clear that Israel needs a leadership that proceeds strongly toward peace, or else the extremist right will hijack the situation.

Hanan Ashrawi

#22. The gap between what we say and what we feel is so big and dark that sometimes I think I'll fall into it and just keep falling

Ann Brashares

#23. We need to stop Sharon. His lethal policies are drawing blood on both sides. That's why we need a serious intervention
international troops. And we need to end the occupation if there is to be security for both people.

Hanan Ashrawi

#24. Beyond the emotionalism and the obvious sense of relief on all sides, I think that there is a recognition that reality may intrude, that perhaps the steps ahead and the days ahead are going to be much more difficult than one expects.

Hanan Ashrawi

#25. When I have sex with someone I forget who I am. For a minute I even forget I'm human. It's the same thing when I'm behind a camera. I forget I exist.

Robert Mapplethorpe

#26. Women in politics are more honest and forthright. We are not in it for the ego gratification.

Hanan Ashrawi

#27. Existence doesn't have more meaning in one direction than it does in any other.

Charles Yu