"You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind." ― Bashar al-Assad Topic(s): Society More From Bashar al-Assad "We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience." "When we analyze this war in a materialistic way and ask when is it going to end and who will be the winner and the loser, it means that we do not see the endgame." "Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing to experience for himself what happened in Palestine." More In Society "A first-generation fortune is the most likely to be given away, but once a fortune is inherited it’s less likely that a very high percentage will go back to society."― Bill Gates "There’s an unconscious bias in our society: girls are wonderful; boys are terrible. And to be a boy, or young man, growing up, having to listen to all this, it must be painful."― Doris Lessing "The finest clothing made is a person’s own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this."― Mark Twain