"For although there is not a single aspect of European growth in which the decisive influence of Islamic culture is not traceable, nowhere is it so clear and momentous as in the genesis of that power which constitutes the permanent distinctive force of the modern world, and the supreme source of its victory, natural science and the scientific spirit."

-- Robert Briffault

#Islamic Quotes #Growth Quotes #Victory Quotes

“For the way in which the word is experienced is always momentous”

Source : Walter J. Ong, John Hartley (2012). “Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word”, p.72, Routledge
“Not all activities are equal... Those that involve genuine concentration - studying a musical instrument, playing board games, reading, and dancing - are associated with a lower risk for dementia.”
“For me the goddess is the female of God, She is powerful if different.”
“When I went from being an academic to being a member of the community of writers some of my former colleagues did look on me with a certain resentment.”
“It's not because I love you, but because I only love you. If I don't have you, then I won't have any other choices.”
“The fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever of the world Have hung upon the beatings of my heart.”
“Such lifestyle factors such as cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, little physical activity and low dietary calcium intake are risk factors for osteoporosis as well as for many other non-communicable diseases.”
“The public should know that the liability issues here have yet to be resolved, or even raised. If you're a farmer and you're growing a genetically engineering food crop, those genes are going to flow to the other farm.”

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