Hamza Yusuf Quotes
Whatever one thinks of the wisdom of building a mosque near Ground Zero, this controversy now affords us an immense opportunity to examine who we are as a people. It provides us with the opportunity to get back to our foundational ideals, which have always stood as a beacon for the rest of the world.
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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
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I think we have a real obligation when we do have animals in captivity to understand their needs and to care for them as well as we can.
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If your work requires you to travel, you will understand that there's no vacation destination like home.
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I want to pursue a career in film.
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I don't really look forward to movie stardom or doing a $200-million movie or winning an Academy Award.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest.
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Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached.
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I get homesick.
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America is a poem in our eyes; its ample geography dazzles the imagination, and it will not wait long for metres.
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I had to start being aware of what I ate, what I'm planning to eat and take my twice-daily medication accordingly. That's not so difficult now, but when you're 10 years old, it's tough, let me tell you.
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Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.
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Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?
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Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
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I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out.
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You never know what the future holds, so I am just enjoying being happy, healthy, and having my wonderful husband by my side.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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I'm very fortunate to have gotten past the cancer problem.
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I focus on supporting high quality early childhood health care and education. By betting my resources on very young children, I know I'm making an investment that pays guaranteed dividends with a high rate of return.
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Government has no right to hurt a hair on the head of an atheist for his opinions. Let him have a care of his practices.
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The trouble with calling a book a novel, well, it's not like I'm writing the same book all the time, but there is a continuity of my interests, so when I start writing a book, if I call it 'a novel,' it separates it from other books.
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Americans need to call on Boomers, in their next act onstage, to behave like grown-ups. And there is no better way for them to do this than to guide young people to lives of greater meaning, effectiveness, and purpose.
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People who think I have insulted Ireland or Limerick or my family have not read the book!
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Whatever one thinks of the wisdom of building a mosque near Ground Zero, this controversy now affords us an immense opportunity to examine who we are as a people. It provides us with the opportunity to get back to our foundational ideals, which have always stood as a beacon for the rest of the world.
