#iv

I have no doubt that given a real choice, the vast majority of Muslims and Arabs, like everyone else will choose a free society over a fear society. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#choice #choose #doubt #else #everyone

My optimism is not based primarily on the successful march of democracy in recent times but rather is based on the experience of having lived in a fear society and studied the mechanics of tyranny that sustain such a society. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#democracy #experience #fear #having #lived

The central premise behind Oslo was that if Arafat were given enough legitimacy, territory, weapons and money, he would use his power to fight terror and make peace with Israel. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#behind #central #enough #fight #given

Unfortunately, little attention was paid to how Arafat ruled. In fact, some saw the harsh and repressive nature of Arafat's regime as actually bolstering the prospects for peace. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#arafat #attention #fact #harsh #how

I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#hit #i #keep #learning #living

As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I'm going to play. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#going #i #individual #match #matter

I heard endless conversations between my parents when I was going to sleep about how we would survive, how we would continue. All of them were about trying to make me better. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#better #between #continue #conversations #endless

Working gets in the way of living. ↗

— Omar Sharif

#living #way #working

Music is a part of my life all the time - on the plane, before matches, driving out to the court. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#court #driving #life #matches #music

My parents had a normal life in Russia and they could have easily kept living a normal life, working and raising a child in Russia. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#could #easily #had #kept #life