#orient

I mean, in general, the danger is from Oriental faiths and Islam. ↗

— Vladimir Zhirinovsky

#faiths #general #i #islam #mean

The Orient and Islam have a kind of extrareal, phenomenologically reduced status that puts them out of reach of everyone except the Western expert. From the beginning of Western speculation about the Orient, the one thing th orient could not do was to represent itself. Evidence of the Orient was credible only after it had passed through and been made firm by the refining fire of the Orientalist’s work. ↗

— Edward W. Said

#middle-east #orientalism #west #islam

It's exhilarating to be alive in a time of awakening consciousness; it can also be confusing, disorienting, and painful. ↗

— Adrienne Rich

#also #awakening #confusing #consciousness #disorienting

Germany is very free-trade oriented. ↗

— Gerhard Schroder

#germany #oriented #very

I'm very goal oriented. ↗

— David Schwimmer

#i #oriented #very

I think naturally my orientation is from my father. ↗

— Andrew Cuomo

#i #i think #naturally #orientation #think

Fortunately, I was supposed to look confused and disoriented because, God, I felt that way. ↗

— Dick York

#confused #disoriented #felt #fortunately #god

And yet," said Poirot, "suppose an accident-" "Ah, no, my friend-" "From your point of view it would be regrettable, I agree. But nevertheless let us just for one moment suppose it. Then, perhaps, all these here are linked together - by death. ↗

— Agatha Christie

#death #murder #murder-on-the-orient-express #myserty #death

In Botswana in the Kalahari Desert there's a tented camp called Jack's Camp, which is like old Africa meets Ralph Lauren. The Oriental rugs, the old leather chairs - you feel like you've just jumped out of a Ralph Lauren ad. ↗

— Mark Burnett

#africa #called #camp #chairs #desert

Yeah, but now suddenly - you know, universities are notoriously market oriented, too. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#market #notoriously #now #oriented #suddenly