Ahmad ibn Ajiba Quotes
Your desire to withdraw from everything when Allah has involved you in the world of means is a hidden appetite. Your desire for involvement with the world of means when Allah has withdrawn you from it is a fall from high aspiration.
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I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant.
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We have shown that it is possible to create a radioactivity characterized by the emission of positive or negative electrons in boron and magnesium by bombardment with alpha rays.
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It is totally unacceptable that there are countries with no paediatric cardiac surgeries.
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I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
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This is Earth. Isn't it hot?
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I think I had the most fun making a movie with 'Dedication,' just because you knew that it was a passion project for everyone involved. We had X amount of days to shoot New York in the cold. No trailers. Just sort of kind of doing it guerilla style in a way.
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Whether I build a character from the ground up or develop one, whether within my own copyright or in licensed work, I can step into that character's mind. It takes a kind of voluntary dissociation akin to method acting, military planning, marketing, or detective work: to think like the other guy and work out what he's going to do next.
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Unfortunately in sport it's either good or bad. You've got to take the highs and the lows.
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Often with television, particularly with lifestyle entertainment, they really try and box you in.
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Respect goes a long way when you carry yourself a certain way and show manners when you first meet someone. If you do that, then it's hard for somebody not to like you.
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I never like seeing myself on screen.
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Let observation with extensive viewSurvey mankind, from China to Peru.
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'Man,' said Terl, 'is an endangered species.'
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I have not been without battle. Bitter affliction was frequent Between me and my cousins. Frequent trials fell Between me and my fellow-countrymen. There was frequent contention Between me and the wretched.
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It's nowhere in here And its everywhere else that I don't wanna be, But I'm stuck here getting misty over you I'm alone on a bicycle for two.
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Ultimately, I conclude that however we understand existence, what gives meaning to our lives are those things that serve our neurochemically based emotional self-interest in a sustainable way.
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Apart from cheese and tulips, the main product of the country is advocaat, a drink made from lawyers.
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I wasn't built to look the other way because the law demanded it. The law might be wrong.
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The thing about cooking is it's so interesting to watch. I don't know why, but if you go to somebody's house and they're making something, they usually say interesting things while they're cooking.
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I have a theory that you can make any sentence seem profound by writing the name of a dead philosopher at the end of it.
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I used to write poems more when I was younger, but I haven't in a long time. I just write ideas and paragraphs and go from there.
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I find something fascinating about the quiet man in the background who has no desire to be the center of attention.
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Your desire to withdraw from everything when Allah has involved you in the world of means is a hidden appetite. Your desire for involvement with the world of means when Allah has withdrawn you from it is a fall from high aspiration.
