Progress is not a gift; it is something we must seize and bu... - Abdel Gamal Nasser

"Progress is not a gift; it is something we must seize and build ourselves."

Abdel Gamal Nasser Perseverance

President, Pan-Arab Leader Egyptian 1918–1970

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"Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace."

"We are not a nation of politicians; we are a nation of believers."

"The people are my teachers."

"Freedom is the alphabet with which all other values are spelled."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."