Feisal Abdul Rauf Quotes
Religion is defined by the relationship between God and man. And Islam is the submission and the acknowledgment of the human being to the creator.
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If God be an infinite being, there cannot be, either in the present or future world, any relative proportion between man and his God. Thus, the idea of God can never enter the human mind.
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Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up.
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I had no student friends to talk to about literature. My tutor was a really nice man, very charming - but he had no literary judgment.
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I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or the U.K. who would be like, 'Oh my God, I love your music'.
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No man can be an agnostic who has a sense of humour.
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One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence.
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This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man.
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My parents divorced when I was very, very young, but they maintained an incredibly amicable relationship. They were great partners, they were great parents, and they were great friends throughout my whole life until I was about 25, at which point they realized that they could relinquish; they could call it and move on.
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I can say I love working with women. Film is a man's world, and I really appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with women, especially young women.
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I've seen myself on those lists of the 100 best guitarists, and if they think that I'm that good, thank them. Thank God for them. But I don't think so.
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Religion is man's attempt to bind himself back to a relationship with God.
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The film depends on the audience's belief in this relationship.
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There's a kind of optimism specifically within Christianity about the world - about whose side God is on. Well, I didn't have any of that in my background. I had physicality and chaos.
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The hype man's job is to get everybody out of their seats and on the dance floor to have a good time.
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As a Christian, I view relationships and marriage as being between a man and a woman.
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Custard puddings, sauces and fillings accompany the seven ages of man in sickness and in health.
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I'm honored and blessed by God to be in the sport I love, and I want to accomplish all the goals I set in the sport of boxing - to be successful and make history.
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A little jewellery on a man is OK, although he should never wear too much. Every man should always have a great watch.
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The irony is that 'looking down on everybody else' is a violation of the law of love, which, according to Jesus, is the absolute essence of righteousness.
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I cannot work and listen to Wagner at the same time, nor Mahler, nor Beethoven's late quartets. I enjoy listening to Chopin's piano music when I work.
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I was never really interested in an operatic post, but I took on the Bastille because it seemed a unique opportunity to build an opera ensemble from scratch, and to deal with all the disciplines that go into opera - the music, the staging and the singing - in an interrelated way.
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Even animals who sometimes seem unlovable to humans, have also feelings. They can suffer just as we do.
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Religion is defined by the relationship between God and man. And Islam is the submission and the acknowledgment of the human being to the creator.
