List of State Leaders in 1716 - Middle East and North Africa

Famous quotes containing the words middle, east, north and/or africa:

“People who are always praising the past
And especially the times of faith as best
Ought to go and live in the Middle Ages
And be burnt at the stake as witches and sages.”
—Stevie Smith (1902–1971)

“The beds i’ th’ East are soft.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“I’m trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer.”
—Oliver North (b. 1943)

“For Africa to me ... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.”
—Maya Angelou (b. 1928)