Abdullah ibn Mubarak Quotes
The beginning of knowledge is the intention, then listening, then understanding, then action, then preservation, and then spreading it.
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You don't have to be desperate. Never be desperate. That is my slogan.
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How do you play 'righteous'? Do you just kind of stand up straighter? What does that mean as an actor? You don't really play a quality.
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If you're a sponsor, and you're doing business globally, to bring your guests to South Florida is pretty nice.
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Fighting, I guess, was never the real reason I read comic books as a kid. The fighting was an important part, an integral part of it; I don't know I would've read it without it.
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My father loves people. No matter what their race, no matter what their position in life, he treated everyone with kindness and love and respect. And that was instilled in me just by watching him.
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People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.
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Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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I've never been a huge sweets eater, and I've always loved a Mediterranean diet. We eat a lot of dark leafy greens, and a couple meals each week are meat-free. We enjoy eating a balanced diet.
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I'm a much better mother at 46... than if I were like, 21 or 25.
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The experience of being an Olympian is one that can never be taken away from you.
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I did not come to NASA to make history.
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If, in this country, a simple majority of people can start stripping away the rights of a protected class in the minority, that's a pretty alarming thing.
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In some ways, the best novel about terrorism, though it's not a novel, is 'The Looming Tower' by Lawrence Wright or 'Perfect Soldiers' by Terry McDermott.
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We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party.
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I didn't know you were Catholic. (to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as he got down on one knee to beg Pelosi to find Democratic support for the bailout bill)-2008
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No man should go through life without once experiencing healthy, even bored solitude in the wilderness, finding himself depending solely on himself and thereby learning his true and hidden strength. Learning for instance, to eat when he's hungry and sleep when he's sleepy.
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Inspect every piece of pseudoscience and you will find a security blanket, a thumb to suck, a skirt to hold. What does the scientist have to offer in exchange? Uncertainty! Insecurity!
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Where there is no freedom of speech, there is no conscience.
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You look at any poetic creature: muslin, ether, demigoddess, millions of delights; then you look into the soul and find the most ordinary crocodile!
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Listening to people keeps them entertained.
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I have been listening to sport and watching sport on the BBC since I was a tiny boy.
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I actually grew up break-dancing. When you break-dance you listen to hip-hop and rap, so I've been listening to that music since I was a kid.
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My mom calls me an older soul because, growing up, she taught me stuff real early. Now I spend most of my time chasing wisdom, chasing understanding.
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The beginning of knowledge is the intention, then listening, then understanding, then action, then preservation, and then spreading it.
