"In God, there is no sorrow or suffering or affliction. If you want to be free of all affliction and suffering, hold fast to God, and turn wholly to Him, and to no one else. Indeed, all your suffering comes from this: that you do not turn toward God and no one else."

-- Al-Ghazali

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“I've always been aggressive and an underdog, and my dad was worried that I would always be that: constantly seeking inspiration from negativity.”

Source : Source: www.believermag.com
“Because the blues is the basis of most American music in the 20th century. It's a 12-bar form that's played by jazz, bluegrass and country musicians. It has a rhythmic vocabulary that's been used by rock n' roll. It's related to spirituals, and even the American fiddle tradition.”
“The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.”

Source : "Animal Dreams". Book by Barbara Kingsolver, 1990.
“I have always had an ambition to do 'Dancing with the Stars.”
“Over Legislation is not necessarily a virtue. It often leads to misuse of law.”
“Wealth and vegetation go together, and that exacerbates environmental injustice. The poor bear the burden of degraded environments.”

Source : "Society's signposts / Natalie Jeremijenko's trees aren't simply decorative -- they can be read like a social register" by Zahid Sardar, www.sfgate.com. October 23, 2004.
“Merv Griffin, who developed Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, had a great line once. I used to personally answer all the mail that came in to Jeopardy! whether it was favorable or unfavorable, and Merv said, You know how I handle the nasty mail? I said no. He just grabbed it and folded it up and crunched it up and threw it in the wastebasket. He said, I don't bother with it.”
“Holy Terror: Lies the Christian Right Tells Us to Deny Gay Equality.”

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