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Higher education should be based on quality, not quantity; receive merit-based funding; and be free of unnecessary bureaucracy. Not the least of the benefits of educational reform is to foster the pride of achievement at national and international levels.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Achievement Based Benefits Bureaucracy Education Educational Foster Free Funding Higher Higher Education International Least Levels National Pride Quality Quantity Receive Reform Should Unnecessary

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In the Middle East, it is clear that peace will never be reached without solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A two-state solution must be found and enforced.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Clear Conflict East Enforced Found Israeli-Palestinian Middle Middle East Must Never Peace Reached Solution Solving Will Without

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Mubarak came to power as a hero who fought bravely in Egypt's wars and headed the nation's air force.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Air Air Force Bravely Came Egypt Force Fought Headed Hero Nation Power Wars Who

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The soft power of science has the potential to reshape global diplomacy.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Diplomacy Global Potential Power Science Soft

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Curiosity - the rover and the concept - is what science is all about: the quest to reveal the unknown.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: About Concept Curiosity Quest Reveal Rover Science Unknown

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Secularism will not work in Egypt any more than theocracy. What will work is governance that is guided by the Islamic values of the majority with protection of the minority rights.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Any Egypt Governance Guided Islamic Majority Minority More Protection Rights Secularism Than Theocracy Values Will Work

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In today's world, America's soft power is commonly thought to reside in the global popularity of Hollywood movies, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Starbucks.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: America Coca-Cola Commonly Global Hollywood Hollywood Movies Mcdonald Movies Popularity Power Reside Soft Starbucks Thought Today World

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The so-called Arab Spring has proved that the fall of a Mubarak-like presidency does not mean the immediate rise of democracy. In spite of this, I am confident that Egypt will not return to an authoritarian governing system again, and that, with some time, it will achieve its democratic goals.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Achieve Again Am Arab Arab Spring Authoritarian Confident Democracy Democratic Does Egypt Fall Goals Governing Immediate Mean Presidency Proved Return Rise So-Called Some Spite Spring System Time Will I Am

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Human resources are just tremendous in Egypt, but we need the science base; we need the correct science base.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Base Correct Egypt Human Human Resources Just Need Resources Science Tremendous

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Besides being a prime cause of poor economic growth, poor governance breeds corruption, which cripples investment, wastes resources, and diminishes confidence.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Being Besides Breeds Cause Confidence Corruption Diminishes Economic Economic Growth Governance Growth Investment Poor Prime Resources Wastes Which

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Biography

Nationality: Egyptian

Type: Scientist

Born: February 26th, 1946

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