"In the last century the Arab thinker Jamal al-Afghani wrote: 'Every Muslim is sick and his only remedy is in the Koran.' Unfortunately the sickness gets worse the more the remedy is taken."

-- Conor Cruise O'Brien

#Taken Quotes #Sick Quotes #Atheism Quotes

“Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.”
“I don't know that I would have the courage to come over to a new country where the religion is different, the language is different, where I don't have any money. The thought of starting over like that in the way that many refugee families have to start all over again - that's an incredible thing to think about. One of the things I tell about Refugee is that unless you're Native American or a descendant of slaves, your family immigrated to this country - whether they came over on the Mayflower or whether they came over on a raft last year.”

Source : Source: www.hbook.com
“I just want one day off when I can go swimming and eat ice cream and look at rainbows.”

Source : "The wit and wisdom of Mariah Carey". Interview with Aaron Hicklin, www.theguardian.com. April 26, 2014.
“Of course, clothing fashions have always been impractical, except in Tahiti.”
“A statesman makes the occasion, but the occasion makes the politician.”

Source : Boston (Mass.), George Stillman Hillard (1853). “A Memorial of Daniel Webster: From the City of Boston”, p.247, Boston : Little, Brown
“Don't let's go to the dogs tonight, For mother will be there.”

Source : She-Shanties (1926) "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight"
“The plan of salvation could not be brought about without an atonement... The atoning sacrifice had to be carried out by the sinless Son of God, for fallen man could not atone for his own sins. The Atonement had to be infinite and eternal to cover all men throughout all eternity. Through His suffering and death, the Savior atoned for the sins of all men. His Atonement began in Gethsemane and continued on the cross and culminated with the Resurrection.”
“I hope everyone can examine what is the most important relationship in life - the relationship between parent and child.”

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