Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni (Aid al-Qarni) Quotes
Contentment empties the heart of all superfluous carriage, thus leaving it entirely for Allah.
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When I was a teenager, I was an umpire for a competitive league for 8- to 9-year-olds. I was really bad at it because I didn't know all the rules, and all these kids were better athletes than me. I made a bad call, and this dad snapped on me. Then he dumped his trash from his cooler, and I had to kick him out of the stands.
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
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I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.
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The public's nerves are raw and edgy. You have to be discreet and understanding about the films you are showing.
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It is not empty rhetoric to talk of the Free World.
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Hypnotism is trespass into the territory of another's consciousness. Its temporary phenomena have nothing in common with the miracles performed by men of divine realization.
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There has to be so many other ways of approaching airline security than demeaning ourselves by giving up a lot of our dignities and our liberty to do this.
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It came about as follows: over the years when I was involved in dianetics, I wrote the beginnings of many stories. I would get an idea, and then write the beginning, and then never touch it again.
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I don't think I have a black-hat image.
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I started to realize I wasn't like every other boy.
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Michael Lewis has the amazing ability to take complex formulas and concepts and turn them into page-turners.
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You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need to communicate and to connect.
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I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.
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I'm happy to be here. I'm happy to be anywhere. I'm not kidding.
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Of course, in the United States, which at the time was a very young country, there were also class distinctions. They weren't as pronounced, but they quickly evolved as well.
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The National Security Council's real role is to coordinate the various activities of the government of the United States in the furtherance of American foreign policy.
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I'm not afraid of death, but I resent it. I think it's unfair and irritating. Every time I see something beautiful, I not only want to return to it, but it makes me want to see other beautiful things. I know I'm not going to get to all the places I want to go.
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Scripture tells us that in our sufferings there is glory, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Sometimes the truths of these words are hard to see. Right now, those words test us. Because the people of Dallas, people across the country, are suffering.
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The Yanks have colonized our subconscious.
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I started finding hearts in things - whether it was like, a tree I was passing, a straw wrapper on the ground; I think the heart has one continuous line, which is very powerful.
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Lost time was like a run in a stocking. It always got worse.
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Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.
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Contentment empties the heart of all superfluous carriage, thus leaving it entirely for Allah.
