Tariq Ali quote: "I was in my mid-teens when someone gave me a copy of 'Pears Encyclopaedia of Myth and Legends' as a birthday present. It sat on my shelves for many months before I looked at it. When I did, I couldn't stop reading it."

Young women and men who joined the far-left groups did so for the best of reasons. They wanted to ch...
TARIQ ALI

Scandinavia was awash with Maoism in the '70s. Sweden had Maoist groups with a combined membersh...
TARIQ ALI

Those who really value Ukrainian sovereignty should opt for real independence and a positive neutral...
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Ralph Miliband was a socialist intellectual of great integrity. He belonged to a generation of socia...
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The hostility between India and Pakistan has become a habit to which both the elites have become add...
TARIQ ALI

Political pundits in Delhi and Islamabad have berated the West for its relativism and double-standar...
TARIQ ALI

The only decent daily paper of record in France is the online 'Mediapart,' which exposes gra...
TARIQ ALI

I don't regret what I did in the Sixties. I was young and took myself terribly seriously. In the...
TARIQ ALI

I was never totally what we would now call 'politically correct,' even in my most militant p...
TARIQ ALI

The human voice deployed to recite the Vedas and later aid the temple dancers was paramount before a...
TARIQ ALI

The weakness in traditional Scottish nationalism lay in its own inability to grasp that identity cou...
TARIQ ALI

History rarely repeats itself, but its echoes never go away.
TARIQ ALI

'Theogony' should be read before the great Homeric epics because it gives an account of the ...
TARIQ ALI

Indian classical music was born when time barely existed. It developed further within the structures...
TARIQ ALI

The origins of Indian classical music, not unlike their western counterparts, lie in the Vedas, the ...
TARIQ ALI

In the calculus of western interests, there is no suffering, whatever its scale, which cannot be jus...
TARIQ ALI

Power can shape 'truth,' but not forever.
TARIQ ALI

The only continent where social movements have led to political parties that have pushed through ser...
TARIQ ALI

When I arrived to study at Oxford in October 1963, the bohemian style was black plastic or leather j...
TARIQ ALI

The Greek city-states politicised citizen and subject, creating institutions that were way ahead of ...
TARIQ ALI

Poland, after the First World War, was beset by chaos, disorder, and a foolish incursion by the Red ...
TARIQ ALI

In the Seventies, we still had dreams and hopes of Utopia, but by the end of the decade, the world h...
TARIQ ALI

I am, in general, favourable to activism and social movements and hostile to graft and corruption.
TARIQ ALI

[Taken from a BBC documentary]

Tariq was born in Lahore, now in Pakistan, then par...
TARIQ ALI

As long as the Pentagon bankrolls the Pakistan army to fight its wars, and NATO troops remain in Afg...
TARIQ ALI

The patchwork political landscape of the Arab world - the client monarchies, degenerated nationalist...
TARIQ ALI

To dissociate politicians from capitalists is slightly disingenuous, to put it mildly. U.S. lawmaker...
TARIQ ALI

In January 1961, the United States severed diplomatic relations in response to Cuban nationalisation...
TARIQ ALI

The cinematic language and interior destiny of each Iranian film-maker is different. The internation...
TARIQ ALI

The genealogy of fictional characters can become an obsession, like train-spotting, and should be fi...
TARIQ ALI

The Lumiere brothers first exhibited moving pictures in Paris in 1896. A year later, there was a pri...
TARIQ ALI

An independent Scotland could be far more internationalist and would benefit a great deal from links...
TARIQ ALI

In 1962, President Kennedy expanded an earlier trade embargo put in place by a predecessor, Presiden...
TARIQ ALI

I am fully aware of the concept of political revolutions. After all, that is what we hoped might hap...
TARIQ ALI

Scotland's political identity was destroyed, and a huge Scottish emigration to North America fol...
TARIQ ALI

If every single Jew born anywhere in the world has the right to become an Israeli citizen, then all ...
TARIQ ALI

Monotonous talk of the end of American hegemony, the universal cliché of the period, is mostly a wa...
TARIQ ALI

That natural disasters are required to provide Americans with a glimpse of reality in their own coun...
TARIQ ALI

It was civil disobedience that won them their civil rights.
TARIQ ALI

The heathen could only be eliminated as a force if their culture was completely erased.
TARIQ ALI

Revolutionaries are not infallible.
TARIQ ALI

This is the permanent tension that lies at the heart of a capitalist democracy and is exacerbated in...
TARIQ ALI

A storm swept the world in 1968. It started in Vietnam, then blew across Asia, crossing the sea and ...
TARIQ ALI

Proximity to power has an unsurprising ability to mutate a politician's spinal cord into bright yell...
TARIQ ALI

Some people tell me it doesn't make any difference -- a green-card holder is the same as a citizen. ...
ALI ALI

I hate to be waiting all my life. Just tell me.
ALI ALI

If people who cherish freedom, who know the importance of mutual respect and are aware of the impera...
TARIQ RAMADAN

The strength of democratic societies relies on their capacity to know how to stand firm against extr...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Cultures are never merely intellectual constructs. They take form through the collective intelligenc...
TARIQ RAMADAN

National politics and elections are dominated by emotions, by lack of self-confidence, by fear of th...
TARIQ RAMADAN

The process of reclaiming the self is one of reconciliation with meaning.
TARIQ RAMADAN

The rich stick together; the poor and the marginalised are thrown together.
TARIQ RAMADAN

Advertising, music, atmospheres, subliminal messages and films can have an impact on our emotional l...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Times have changed; so must the lenses through which we see the political future.
TARIQ RAMADAN

It is only through the opposition of ideas that we can learn to be self-critical, to work towards in...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Fasting is, first and foremost, an exercise for identifying and managing adversity in all its forms....
TARIQ RAMADAN

Malaysia is a country unlike any other: Full of promise and fragility. Its history, cultural and rel...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Ramadan is, in its essence, a month of humanist spirituality.
TARIQ RAMADAN

The philosophy of fasting calls upon us to know ourselves, to master ourselves, and to discipline ou...
TARIQ RAMADAN

We must confront our own racism. Discriminatory housing and employment policies are nothing more tha...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Our emotions are often beautiful, but they can also be dangerous. They represent our spontaneity, an...
TARIQ RAMADAN

South Africa is labouring to find its revolutionary path; the colours of the Rainbow Nation have dif...
TARIQ RAMADAN

We must master our egoism, and through this mastery, step outside ourselves and educate ourselves in...
TARIQ RAMADAN

I want to develop Katihar as an ideal district. That is my dream for my constituency.
TARIQ ANWAR

Though I am an MP from Maharashtra, my heart beats for Katihar.
TARIQ ANWAR

I have got everything which a politician needs.
TARIQ ANWAR

I have an emotional attachment with Katihar.
TARIQ ANWAR

I brought several national projects to Katihar.
TARIQ ANWAR

My dream is to make Katihar a model district. I have no personal ambition.
TARIQ ANWAR

Bio-Technology is expected to play a major role in improving productivity.
TARIQ ANWAR

You can go and see the Katihar railway station. This is the most beautiful station in Bihar, even be...
TARIQ ANWAR

South Africa never leaves one indifferent. Its history, its population, its landscapes and cultures ...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Our democratic societies are in danger. In allowing ourselves to be infiltrated by fear, to be blind...
TARIQ RAMADAN

In its haste to bolster nationalism, in its obsession with security, Europe is losing its soul.
TARIQ RAMADAN

Lack of consistency is a weakness shared by all nations.
TARIQ RAMADAN

The world is a complex place, and the influence of the media in its representation and its power of ...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Fear and its accompanying emotional reactions have become part of the public mindset. Such reactions...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Cultures, along with the religions that shape and nurture them, are value systems, sets of tradition...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Instead of looking outside of ourselves and counting potential enemies, fasting summons us to turn o...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Being Muslim has become synonymous with pointed questions, with tension and mistrust, even with conf...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Clarity and consistency are not enough: the quest for truth requires humility and effort.
TARIQ RAMADAN

History is replete with ideologies of freedom, justice, liberation of the downtrodden and the exploi...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Violence against embassies and civilians must be categorically condemned. At the same time, we must ...
TARIQ RAMADAN

The month of Ramadan is the world's most widespread fast and yet its teachings are minimised, ne...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Many U.S. organizations believe that I am being barred from the country not because of my actions bu...
TARIQ RAMADAN

If religious people deny paradise to their opponents or to 'non-believers,' atheists would l...
TARIQ RAMADAN

The challenge for Muslims in America is to respect the fears of ordinary people while resisting the ...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Muslims must speak out and explain who they are, what they believe in, what they stand for, what is ...
TARIQ RAMADAN

In the name of the rule of law, democracy and human rights, we cannot accept that the rights of indi...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Religious symbols should be visible in public space, in a dignified and non-provocative manner. Chri...
TARIQ RAMADAN

The young people who join extremist groups are clearly suffering from massive deficiencies in religi...
TARIQ RAMADAN

This simple truth is the essence of my message to Muslims throughout the world: know who you are, wh...
TARIQ RAMADAN

It is of the highest importance to provide equal access to the labour market. Governments should act...
TARIQ RAMADAN

The great majority of Americans do not know much about Islam but nonetheless fear it as violent, exp...
TARIQ RAMADAN

I've never suffered because of my heritage in Europe.
TARIQ RAMADAN

We've got to get away from the idea that scholars in the Islamic world can do our thinking for us. W...
TARIQ RAMADAN

The philosophical connection between the Islamic world and the West is much closer than I thought. D...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Discomfort levels in our societies are rising, or so it would seem. In theory, we invoke diversity a...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Instantaneous and mass communication is the mother of mass naivety. Should we then lose hope? Is the...
TARIQ RAMADAN

but not very much.
TARIQ AZIZ

Let them tell us and the world that their concerns are genuine and that they are not using them as a...
TARIQ AZIZ

These signs are the beginning of the collapse of the embargo, ... America might have its opinion, bu...
TARIQ AZIZ

It is in essence a breakthrough,
TARIQ AZIZ

The United States knows well that if wages an aggression on Iraq, then its interests in the Arab wor...
TARIQ AZIZ

There were cracks everywhere, ... Some could be brushed away as cosmetic, but there were also cracks...
TARIQ KHAN

Internet supports infidelity.
NABILA TARIQ

Juvenile hide their age to gain something -Old hide their age to gain what was lost.
NABILA TARIQ

‎"Infidelity would end if only The Manhood was detachable and kept locked in possession.
NABILA TARIQ

Refreshen love is the maintainance of marriage.
NABILA TARIQ

The very moment you understand that being a Muslim and being American or European are not mutually e...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Ghettos have their own characteristics and consequences :
be they physical. social, intellectua...
TARIQ RAMADAN

The Dubai branch should have 1,000 members this year. We currently have 100 membership inquiries.
TARIQ NIZAMI

There is an enormous amount of mistrust towards me. They say that what I'm saying is too good to be ...
TARIQ RAMADAN

It's clear there is nothing in my record supporting terrorism.
TARIQ RAMADAN

We all cherish freedom of speech, but with a reasonable approach and a reasonable use of it. If we c...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Many, many honest women and men in the world do not believe the lies which are being fabricated in W...
TARIQ AZIZ

The outlaw here is America, not Iraq,
TARIQ AZIZ

The moment America and Britain launched missiles against Iraq they killed UNSCOM,
TARIQ AZIZ

This can't be done by piecemeal arrangements or solutions. It has to be done within a comprehensive ...
TARIQ AZIZ

If anybody can have a magic solution, so that all these issues are being dealt with together, equita...
TARIQ AZIZ

They are asking Iraq to provide more cooperation, and, OK, let them say that, you see, we are doing ...
TARIQ AZIZ

available as long as it is necessary for the Iraqi authorities to continue this dialogue.
TARIQ AZIZ

We provided logistical support ... So what we did was a responsible, positive, limited operation to ...
TARIQ AZIZ

Since this is the wish of the American administration to perpetuate, to prolong the current situatio...
TARIQ AZIZ

They are telling wrongly the American public opinion and the world that Iraq is reproducing weapons ...
TARIQ AZIZ

On satisfaction about his involvement in these terrorist acts, he was sent back to Nairobi and hande...
TARIQ ALTAF

Not only Pakistan's but also the security of other countries in this region has been threatened.
TARIQ ALTAF

In a nuclear environment, this is obviously not a prudent course.
TARIQ ALTAF

Some sanctions have been announced which are pretty irrelevant.
TARIQ ALTAF

Our position is quite clear...our response will be in keeping with the threats we are facing and wit...
TARIQ ALTAF

This act of flagrant aggression was preceded by intense Indian mortar fire, which damaged the bunker...
TARIQ ALTAF

The prime minister has decided to complete the official part of the visit and return home early beca...
TARIQ ALTAF

Tunisia's responsibility, and especially that of its political and intellectual elites, is enorm...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Terror will crash down on us if we fail to understand that a pluralistic society requires the person...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Mankind must be positively and constructively wary of mankind, of their fellow man, of their familie...
TARIQ RAMADAN

The 21st century - and the atheists - needs the presence of religion, just as religion must deal wit...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Mental ghettos are not mirages; they actually exist in palpable reality: being "open" inside one's m...
TARIQ RAMADAN

If there is a smoke, there is a fire, the saying goes, That is quite true, but one should find what ...
TARIQ RAMADAN

Your enemy is not the refugee. Your enemy is the one who made him a refugee.
TARIQ RAMADAN

Work passionately for your success like you desperately struggle to breathe when beneath water. – ...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Wrong people give reasons to go back to the right people. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Do not hurt anyone if we don't have the capacity of bearing the same pain ourselves. –Shahwan SETH...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

“Why people are terrified of being revenged, it’s the similar action repeated to them.” – Sh...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Life is very easy if we are clear about our thoughts. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

“A real journey starts after meeting your destiny.” – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

“Silence has its own wisdom.” – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

The Lahore Fort, itself a tale and every stone is a word of it. - Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Listen to critics, and prove them wrong. - Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

“Do not believe in someone as a placebo effect for your cure.” – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Weak people struggle for easy opportunities, but strong ones struggle when there is NO hope. – Sha...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

It’s not me standing; it’s my future with my Label on my heart. Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Your dreams are not slave of anyone. You own them, you have them. Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Peace is all about our decisions we make during our life. - Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Value loved ones who added value to your life; sometimes they won’t come back if they vanish once....
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

"Another accessory one can lead to success is Sweat." - Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

"There is no wisdom stick to a wrong decision." Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

We are attracted towards the mind not the body - Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

No matter how beautiful people are, they still look ugly if they don’t have manners. – Shahwan S...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Innovating Fashion, Creating Trends. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

“Your fragrance is your personality.” Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Be humble and down to earth even after your greatest achievement. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Peace lies in your fragrance. Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Your heart can’t be a slave. Do not force what it doesn’t want to do. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Sometimes we want to live same evenings again. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

“Success is not slave of pretty faces but the determined and dedicated ones own it. – Shahwan SE...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

We all need a little love to transform ourselves. Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

“A man should have either four weapons to conquer hearts; Eyes, Voice, Looks and Thoughts.” – ...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

It's not about moments, events or intensity, it's all about consistency of your feelings, she fell i...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

“If we need someone, then someone needs us too. No one ever lived happily alone by him/herself. Re...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

“In search of Angels, we choose lesser evils.” – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

We often travel too far to know who is near. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Give yourself consent to dream big and success is all yours. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Quit a relation if NO efforts from either mate. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

“A relation built on friendship is eternal.” – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

"I will be remembered for my Words and they would never fade." - Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

One day we all will be left ALONE by assuming that if they can't remember us, why should we...!!! Sh...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Do not go far with someone you never intend to travel your life’s journey. It would be hard to get...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Nothing ever happens if we don't make it happen. Best pages of our life are yet to open. – Shahwan...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

We must leave people for their happiness. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

“Your fragrance defines your personality.” Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

“A man should be rich in thoughts, let his words amaze the world.” – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

All that defines you is a piece of jewelry that can make you feel rare. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Sometimes people come in our lives twice. Firstly we don’t have time for them and later Time isn�...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

If you don’t fade, how will you shine? – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

We can truly cherish our relationship if we stop being sensitive. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

My name can be stolen but not my luck. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Life gives us message by taking away people we didn't care. - Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

"A relation should be strong, not a compromise." - Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Do not carry baggage of thoughts of the previous destinations when you are heading towards a new des...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Break-ups & Make-ups are the cutest & strongest bond with a same person. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Never look for a relation to overcome your loneliness or weakness. Look for a true companionship whe...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Before combating for my success, I overcame my fear. Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

"Do not look for peace everywhere; that one soul can be source of your peace." Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Peace is when we play the game on our conditions. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Positive people are source of our energy and hope. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Weak are the people who give up without doing justice to their own feelings. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Hurting someone is like a debt; it has to be paid off with interest. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

Beauty at its best. - Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

If India wins, history will be repeated. If Pakistan wins, history will be redesigned. - Shahwan SET...
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

“Move on” must be over the dispute, not to end a relation. – Shahwan SETHI
MUHAMMAD SHAHWAN TARIQ

I was in my mid-teens when someone gave me a copy of 'Pears Encyclopaedia of Myth and Legends' as a birthday present. It sat on my shelves for many months before I looked at it. When I did, I couldn't stop reading it.

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Tariq Ali

I was in my mid-teens when someone gave me a copy of 'Pears Encyclopaedia of Myth and Legends' as a birthday present. It sat on my shelves for many months before I looked at it. When I did, I couldn't stop reading it.

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