Good cinema is what we can believe, and bad cinema is what we can't believe.


Abbas Kiarostami

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We repeat our denunciation and renunciation of terrorism against the Israelis wherever they might be...
MAHMOUD ABBAS
Though death is certain but it’s quite easy to adapt than living in this vicious world
MUZAFFAR ABBAS
There is no point at the moment, it would be a useless step that would be destined to start a civil ...
MAHMOUD ABBAS
We will not hesitate to get into such a negotiation. The way to peace is to sit together at the nego...
MAHMOUD ABBAS
I think every Palestinian now has his passport ready in his pocket; let them come to cross at this t...
MAHMOUD ABBAS
If we want a successful meeting, we should prepare for it, ... If this is done, then there is no obs...
MAHMOUD ABBAS
That made sense, but maybe in hindsight it doesn't look so clever.
MAHMOUD ABBAS
The ground was all flesh and blood.
ABBAS TALIB
Political tension by itself cannot lead to civil war. Sectarianism is the one possible cause…. But...
ABBAS BAYATI
deserve all of God's wrath.
MAHMOUD ABBAS
My inner thoughts always reminds me being the only culprit of my own actions.
MUZAFFAR ABBAS
A simple NO at first place can save you from lot of troubles
MUZAFFAR ABBAS
come out of your duress and count your blessings
MUZAFFAR ABBAS
you can turn anything in your favor with your state of mind
MUZAFFAR ABBAS
its so hurting when people lie to your face and says "hey i am not mean" , infact everybody is mean ...
MUZAFFAR ABBAS
when the occasion presents itself.
MAHMUD ABBAS
guaranteed for everyone to participate.
MAHMOUD ABBAS
While equipment has become much cheaper and user-friendly in the last decade, the human resources to...
HAKIMA ABBAS
to keep law and order.
MAHMOUD ABBAS
We are aiming for political pluralism with a broad spectrum of parties - ranging from the left to th...
MAHMOUD ABBAS
Now these mistakes have been corrected.
MAHMOUD ABBAS
The chaos that existed is over,
MAHMOUD ABBAS
Voting is the right of every citizen. It's a national obligation because the results of the election...
MAHMOUD ABBAS
First-time users of video cameras tend to want to use the zoom [or] pan or tilt the camera and chang...
HAKIMA ABBAS
It's important to balance the initial training between video advocacy and hands-on camera training, ...
HAKIMA ABBAS
I felt like he's not coming back to me. It's the feeling of a mother, but he was happy.
JAMEELA ABBAS
He was about to enter school. I had just finished his paperwork.
JAMEELA ABBAS
It was the other way around, the forbidden was interested in her.
ASGHAR ABBAS
she looked like something chiseled from a memory of a lost and long forgotten god.
ASGHAR ABBAS
من يكتب الشعر ليس كمن يردده! من يكتب الرواية ليس كمن يقر...
IBRAHEEM ABBAS
Şimdi ahırın sıcaklığında mutluluk duyup geviş getiren hayvanlara gıpta duymadı. Aksine, o...
ABBAS SAYAR
We have one law for everyone and no one is above the law. We are not going to tolerate chaos after t...
MAHMOUD ABBAS
If we win the legislative elections , we will never recognize the state of Israel,
MAHMOUD ABBAS
We say to the Israeli government that we are a peaceful nation but we want our rights.
MAHMUD ABBAS
The Palestinian people should not be punished because they chose democracy.
MAHMUD ABBAS
Any Israeli government must cooperate with us and must not ignore the Palestinian side.
MAHMUD ABBAS
At a time when the Palestinian Authority is trying to maintain calm, this murder intentionally aims ...
MAHMUD ABBAS
Your not skinny, you just have personality shortage. I'm fat cause I'm full of humor - Dzanar Abbas-...
DZANAR ABBAS-ZADE
The other day I was thinking - because I get a lot of headaches - I was wondering whether the head s...
KHAYAL ABBAS AKHTAR