Akbar S. Ahmed Quotes
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We are born to soar. We are children of God. ... The Fatherhood of God offers a deep spiritual cure for the inferiority complex and lays the firm foundation for a solid spiritual self-esteem.
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Whatever interests is interesting.
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That one body may act upon another at a distance through a vacuum, without the mediation of any thing else, by and through which their action and force may be conveyed from one to another, is to me so great an absurdity, that I believe no man, who has in philosophical matters a compentent faculty of thinking, can ever fall into it.
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I carry from my mother's womb a fanatic's heart.
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Time sanctifies everything; even the most arrant theft in the hands of the robber's grandchildren becomes sacred and inviolable property.
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The conditions at Baxter do need to be improved and when we have finished the job, I think everybody will be very proud of it, ... It will never be a fun place to be but it will be very good.
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Concentrate on hitting the green. The cup will come to you.
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THERE WERE THREE SKILLS that Miss Emily Fairfield had found necessary in her current position in life: lying, smuggling, and - most important of all - scaling walls. It was the last she’d put to use at the moment.
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Perhaps the only limits to the human mind are those we believe in.
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For a man of my generation, our century has been a long intellectual and political struggle in favor of freedom.
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London is my home. I miss my family so much; it's hard being away. And I miss salt and vinegar crisps. And Marmite. And good fudge. Oh my God. Clotted cream fudge.
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We just want to make the walls cave in and the ceiling collapse. Music is meant to be played as loudly as possible, really raw and punchy, and I'll punch out anyone who doesn't like it the way I do.
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People who have never dealt with depression think it's just being sad or being in a bad mood. That's not what depression is for me; it's falling into a state of grayness and numbness.
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It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.
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If the movie is a success, it's business. If the movie is not a success, it is art
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The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr.
