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The only thing I did in Afghanistan was farming. I did not do anything else in the country.


Zahir Shah

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IDRIES SHAH An egocentric pessimist is a person who thinks he hasn't changed, but that other people are behaving...
IDRIES SHAH Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information.
IDRIES SHAH Because there is a word for perfection, people will always imagine that they know it.
IDRIES SHAH Until we see some resolution of these issues, I think Merck and Pharmacia's stock will remain under ...
HEMANT SHAH The impressive part was that there was a clear message of urgency, a clear admission that they've lo...
HEMANT SHAH The Texas jury (verdict) may have triggered a new strategy, which is, let's settle the most obvious ...
HEMANT SHAH They were not going to settle one thing, and now they have a global settlement.
HEMANT SHAH without a doubt the value of the deal will change.
HEMANT SHAH Now they have a global settlement.
HEMANT SHAH That's a very big negative overhang on the drug sector.
HEMANT SHAH The combined company can eliminate 25 percent of duplicated cost,
HEMANT SHAH I don't expect liability to be a (big) issue.
HEMANT SHAH I have heard all that you have had to say to me on your problems.
You ask me what to do about t...
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet
Monkishness
No monkery in Islam.
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet

Monkishness
No monkery in Islam.
IDRIES SHAH [T]hrough bitter experience I have learned that it is best to promise little and then to reward hard...
TAHIR SHAH I am all for curses and superstition, but there's a point at which they start getting in the way. Th...
TAHIR SHAH Venture to a remote corner of a faraway land and, from the moment you get there, every person and ev...
TAHIR SHAH Consolidation has a long way to go in Napa Valley. They can triple their revenue over the next three...
MANISH SHAH I expect the revenues to increase enormously over the next three to five years -- maybe at a pace of...
MANISH SHAH At best, it's volatile and probably has more risk on the downside than on the upside. The ability of...
MANISH SHAH The backstreet cafe in Casablanca was for me a place of mystery, a place with a soul, a place with d...
TAHIR SHAH