"There is no doubt in the sanctity of Mecca, but a donkey won't become a Hajj pilgrim by just going through the motions."

-- Rahman Baba

#Doubt Quotes #Mecca Quotes #Hajj Quotes

“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made. Our times are in his hand who saith, 'A whole I planned, youth shows but half; Trust God: See all, nor be afraid!”
“A picture is a work of art, not because it is 'modern,' nor because it is 'ancient,' but because it is a sincere expression of human feeling.”

Source : John F. Carlson (2013). “Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting”, p.15, Courier Corporation
“For many women, the experience of prostitution stems from the historical trauma of colonization.”

Source : "Prostitution in Vancouver: Violence and the Colonization of First Nations Women". Transcultural Psychiatry 42, article co-written with J. Lynne and A. Cotton, 2005.
“So let's raise the tone of the debate. Too often at the moment we look like schoolchildren squabbling over a toy - our most precious toy, the Earth. And the danger is that as we pull in opposite directions in our global tug of war, the Earth will end up broken - or at least unable to sustain human life. That is the worst case scenario - or maybe, from the Earth's point of view, the best.”
“With my quick success, I didn't have time to learn the ropes of the music business. Because my first record was such a hit, I was terribly spoiled and I thought I couldn't do anything wrong. I was also desperate to make tons of money because of my responsibility to my daughter. And there was no longer any joy in making music.”

Source : "Phoebe Snow obituary" by Adam Sweeting, www.theguardian.com. April 28, 2011.
“Love is always love, come whence it may. A heart that beats at your approach, an eye that weeps when you go away are things so rare, so sweet, so precious that they must never be despised.”

Source : Guy de Maupassant (1996). “The Best Short Stories”, p.92, Wordsworth Editions
“A good school teaches you resilience - that ability to bounce back.”
“I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good character.”

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