Bruce Feiler Quotes
I definitely subscribe to the idea that 9/11, to use an overused phrase, was a wake-up call. There was a year-long national teach-in on Islam - everyone read books and suddenly talked about Islam, and that was very productive. But there's no doubt that moment has passed.
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The world belongs to who doesn't feel. The primary condition to be a practical man is the absence of sensitivity.
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Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.
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I definitely subscribe to the idea that 9/11, to use an overused phrase, was a wake-up call. There was a year-long national teach-in on Islam - everyone read books and suddenly talked about Islam, and that was very productive. But there's no doubt that moment has passed.
