"Islam explicitly rejects dictatorship and there are no traditions of the Prophet or passages in the Qur'an which clearly give dictators this support."

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Bernard Lewis

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“Things that make me laugh range from a wonderful stand-up like Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K. and Chris Rock to my son Gabe, who does great improv work. I also look backwards to the great comedic actors like Jackie Gleason, Paul Lynde and Phil Silvers.”

Source : "Jason Alexander: George Costanza gets his hair back". Interview with Erica Rivera, www.startribune.com. January 23, 2014.
“A dream is a creation of the intelligence, the creator being present but not knowing how it will end.”
“First, I'd like to see the basic tools such as compilers, debuggers, profilers, database interfaces, GUI builders, CAD tools, and so forth fully support the ISO standard”
“Creativity is the state of consciousness in which you enter into the treasury of your innermost being and bring the beauty into manifestation.”
“Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man.”
“Iron Maiden is an institution, and I'm delighted that I'm involved in it, but there was a time that I wasn't delighted so I quit.”
“We are the living graves of murdered beasts, slaughtered to satisfy our appetites. How can we hope in this world to attain the peace we say we are so anxious for?”
“I've learned that to expose yourself, to reveal yourself is a test of your humanness.”

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