Idries Shah Quotes
The union of the mind and intuition which brings about illumination, and the development which the Sufis seek, is based upon love.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm, I guess you could say, the Chinese-speaking, banjo-picking girl.
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New technologies such as solar systems or hybrid cars aren't created overnight. By extending these tax credits we are giving this industry time to grow, branch out and succeed.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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I'm always thinking of stuff; I just don't sit down and write it. I come up with material more as I go along; if something funny happens, I'll make a note of it on my phone.
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Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century.
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Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.
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Act because you love to act.
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When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life.
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We need to change America's image round the world. America has lost some lustre in terms of how folks aspire to be like us.
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I wasn't going to make a slick, glossy over-produced piece of entertainment because then I would be doing what the Capitol did. Then I'm actually putting on the Hunger Games and not making a movie of the 'Hunger Games.'
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There is no debate that social media is a great tool for networking with others in our industry. It can lead to friendships, support, and serendipitous connections with reviewers, agents, reporters, or editors.
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Between Prince and my dad's fusion-jazz records, I didn't have a choice in being funky.
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Even if I'm making music for people for $20 a night, at least I'm making music.
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Bolivar's legacy has always been a part of the Venezuelan/Latin American imagery, especially in the countries that he liberated or he helped to liberate. He's been a very prominent figure.
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Every time you treat an Iraqi disrespectfully, you are working for the enemy.
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The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or unformed.
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Fracking is an incredible risk to the human race, I don't know why they even thought of doing it.
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When something startlingly new comes up, young people, especially, seize it. You can't complain about that. I think its heyday has passed, but it's had an effect and will continue to have an effect.
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I really learned it all from mothers.
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Facebook needs to maintain its vise-like grip on our attention to become a conduit of not only advertising but also commerce, so that it can take a cut of everything.
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Gay marriage... I'm a traditionalist. I'm older than most people in the audience. I kind of like tradition, and it's always been a man and a woman. I'm thinking, 'I don't quite get it'.
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I saw a Divine Being. I'm afraid I'm going to have to revise all my various books and opinions.
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Light refused increases darkness.
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The union of the mind and intuition which brings about illumination, and the development which the Sufis seek, is based upon love.
