"Civilization owes to the Islamic world some of its most important tools and achievements...the Muslim genius has added much to the culture of all peoples."

-- Dwight D. Eisenhower

#Islamic Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Achievement Quotes

“Can I see some ID?" "WE DON'T HAVE ID," said Jay, loudly. "'CAUSE WE'RE CANADIAN. WE DON'T USE ID...THERE. AND THAT'S WHY WE LOOK SO YOUNG. 'CAUSE WE'RE CANADIAN." Doug stiffened. Jay sounded crazy. Doug tried looking extra sane to even things out.”
“The biggest strength is being able to have perspective. Get the distance, and it enables you to be able to laugh at yourself.”
“To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties. For he who renounces everything no indemnity is possible. Such a renunciation is incompatible with man's nature; to remove all liberty from his will is to remove all morality from his acts.”
“Graphology is another in a long list of quack substitutes for hard work. It is appealing to those who are impatient with such troublesome matters as research, evidence analysis, reasoning, logic, and hypothesis testing.”

Source : "Graphology". "The Skeptic's Dictionary" by Robert Todd Carroll, skepdic.com.
“It's always awkward to pretend to play. I feel like Ashlee Simpson. Oooh, zing.”
“Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there.”
“No movie influenced me more to go after my dreams than 'Flashdance.' After seeing it, I took 15 dance lessons a week. I cut all my sweatshirts. I did the 'Maniac' thing.”
“What frenzy dictates, jealousy believes”

Source : John Gay (1761). “Poems on Several Occasions... by Mr. John Gay...”, p.236

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