Said Nursi Quotes
People who do not recognize their Owner and discover their Master are miserable and bewildered. But those who do, and then take refuge in His Mercy and rely on His Power, see this desolate world transformed into a place of rest and felicity, a place of exchange for the Hereafter.
Quotes to Explore
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Sometimes a role might be difficult on my throat.
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Unfortunately, terror is now linked to immigration, and anyone with dark skin or a beard or a Muslim name is suspect. Russia, France, then the United Kingdom, and now even Germany have no qualms about going far beyond their borders to strike at the enemies of their countries.
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Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
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The death of my kid made me a stronger person. There's no end to what I'm willing to do.
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Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I'll be ready.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book.
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We are all different human beings, and we all have different backgrounds, and we stem from different social strata. That is what defines how you hear people talk, how you want to quote them when you speak. We all have different fears and doubts and complexes and this is what shapes the way we see other people. Especially characters.
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I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.
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I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.
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I would not hesitate to vote for a white person as president if I thought he was the best person for the job.
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I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.
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I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty is God made real. Beauty is life.
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The idea that modernisation makes for enhanced national power and rapid progress and helps everyone achieve greater happiness has its origins in the astonishing political, economic and military successes of western Europe in the 19th century.
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I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.
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First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.
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Well, I certainly did not think that I could do worse.
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I had a peace all day. I knew it was a tough golf course. I probably prayed more the last three holes than I ever did in my life.
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As long as you're willing to be called a fool, you can create anything, do anything, be anything.
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I had been very dismissive of popular fiction - in fact, I'd refused to read it. And then I started working on popular fiction, and I realised these books weren't the same as Hemingway, say, but they were good in a different way.
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To invite people to dine with us is to make ourselves responsible for their well-being for as long as they are under our roofs.
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There is a kind of structure for a story that was peculiarly compelling for the radio. I thought I had invented it atom-by-atom sitting in an editing booth in Washington on M Street when I was in my 20s. Then I found out that it is one of the oldest forms of telling a story - it was the structure of a sermon.
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I like to look casual yet chic. I love high fashion, vintage, and places like Zara, of course.
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People who do not recognize their Owner and discover their Master are miserable and bewildered. But those who do, and then take refuge in His Mercy and rely on His Power, see this desolate world transformed into a place of rest and felicity, a place of exchange for the Hereafter.
