"Suffering crystallizes a soul's intrinsic strength; for it is through suffering that a man of mettle can come into his own, and fathom his own depths."
Anwar el-Sadat, from his book In Search of Identity -- an Autobiography, Harper Collins, 1978.
"There can be hope only for a society that acts as one big family, and not as many separate ones."
Anwar el-Sadat, from his book In Search of Identity -- an Autobiography, Harper Collins, 1978.
"There are fanatics everywhere, in Egypt too, who try to delude the people into thinking that development and prosperity will harm Islam and that they are contrary to the Koran. I do not believe that they will find any support in this civilized country. Religious extremists are not taken seriously here."
Anwat el-Sadat, as quoted in Mark Willem Blaisse's book Anwar Sadat : The Last Hundred Days, Vendome Press, 1981.
"No man can be honest with others unless he is true to himself."
Anwar el-Sadat, from his book In Search of Identity -- an Autobiography, Harper Collins, 1978.
"On Egyptian soil there is no will but that of the Egyptians."
Anwat el-Sadat, as quoted in Mark Willem Blaisse's book Anwar Sadat : The Last Hundred Days Vendome Press, 1981.
" To be gripped by fear is, I believe, the most degrading of all emotions for a human being. In fear personality disintegrates, the human will is paralyzed, and man acts as an automaton."
Anwar el-Sadat, from his book In Search of Identity -- an Autobiography, Harper Collins, 1978.
"Nothing is more important than self-knowledge. My wide- ranging reading not only broadened my mind and enriched my emotions, it also helped me to know myself better. It is self-knowledge that makes a man’s actions proceed from objective, rather than puny subjective considerations."
Anwar el-Sadat, from his book In Search of Identity -- an Autobiography, Harper Collins, 1978.
"Without faith you might just as well commit suicide."
Anwat el-Sadat, as quoted in Mark Willem Blaisse's book Anwar Sadat : The Last Hundred Days, Vendome Press, 1981.
"The relationship between man and God should not be based on fear or punishment and reward, but on a much loftier value -- the highest, friendship.."
Anwar el-Sadat, from his book In Search of Identity -- an Autobiography, Harper Collins, 1978.
