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Egypt had the first constitution in the Middle East that allowed for liberty. And it had democracy.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Allowed Constitution Democracy East Egypt First Had Liberty Middle Middle East

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Everybody in the world is - is ready for liberty. It's a question of how you do it.

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Topics: Everybody How Liberty Question Ready World You

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I can tell you that the majority of the Egyptians I know, they think of a much wider spectrum of people than the Muslim Brotherhood.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Brotherhood Egyptians Know Majority Much Muslim People Spectrum Tell Than Think Wider You I Can

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Molecules A and B meet, marry, and beget the species. This takes place in one-millionth of a billionth of a second. This is a fundamental process in nature, and the world was looking for a way to be able to see the process. But many brilliant people said it couldn't be done.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Able Brilliant Done Fundamental Looking Many Marry Meet Molecules Nature People Place Process Said Second See Species Takes Way World

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A femtosecond is comparable to one second in 32 million years. It is like watching a 32-million-year movie to see one second.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Comparable Like Million Million Years Movie Second See Watching Years

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Once we understand how molecules are formed, we can manipulate them. If you can manipulate molecules, you can manipulate genes and matter, you can synthesize new material - the implications are just unbelievable.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Formed Genes How Implications Just Manipulate Material Matter Molecules New New Material Once Them Unbelievable Understand You

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The dream of my family was for me to be an educated person.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Dream Educated Family Me Person

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Despite differences of faith or even the occasional collisions between them, Egypt is united.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Between Despite Differences Egypt Even Faith Occasional Them United

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For years, the West supported Mubarak and gave aid for what it hoped was stability - but was actually stagnation - in the Middle East.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Actually Aid East Gave Hoped Middle Middle East Stability Stagnation Supported West Years

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Egypt does not possess rich natural resources. Its agricultural area is relatively small - less than 10 per cent of the total land. Its growth relies on tourism, Suez Canal tariffs, and foreign investment.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Agricultural Area Canal Cent Does Egypt Foreign Growth Investment Land Less Natural Natural Resources Per Possess Relatively Resources Rich Small Than Total Tourism

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Biography

Nationality: Egyptian

Type: Scientist

Born: February 26th, 1946

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