“I grew up with so much of the identity of being Muslim and being Arab ...” — Ramy Youssef Quote

“I grew up with so much of the identity of being Muslim and being Arab tied around politics.”

“I got a camera at a very young age, but I always kind of thought of it as a hobby.”

“I think so much of real life is this avoidance of getting into the not knowing. So much of my life, I've been running from just admitting that I don't know.”

“Mubarak would meet with me when I was at Central Command. He would lean and put his hand on my knee, as if a father figure, and say, 'General, don't ever forget the Arab Street. Listen to the Arab Street.' I'd like to go to him now and say, 'Mr. President, what about that Arab Street, what's that all about?'”

“We use American influence with Israel not to promote economic growth in the West Bank, but to try and impede Jewish - never Arab - construction in the capital city.”

“I started digging and found that Israel signed a peace treaty with the United Arab Emirates after the country had diversified their economy, instead of being solely oil-based. This diversification had brought about modernization. I realized that if you land the price of oil, countries will diversify their economies and as a result, modernize.”