"The ibtilaa' (testing) of the believer is like medicine for him. It cures him from illness. Had the illness remained it would destroy him or diminish his reward and level (in the hereafter). The tests and the trials extract these illnesses from him and prepare him for the perfect reward and the highest of degrees (in the life to come)."

-- Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

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“Columbus did not seek a new route to the Indies in response to a majority directive.”
“Education is power. It is just like a light in complete darkness.”
“... "You may not see the ocean, but right now we are in the middle of the ocean, and we have to keep swimming.”

Source : Tracy Kidder (2009). “Strength in What Remains”, Random House
“The narrative fallacy addresses our limited ability to look at sequences of facts without weaving an explanation into them, or, equivalently, forcing a logical link, an arrow of relationship, upon them. Explanations bind facts together. They make them all the more easily remembered; they help them make more sense. Where this propensity can go wrong is when it increases our impression of understanding.”
“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,”

Source : "Learning More About Tangerine Tango, Pantone's Color of the Year". PopSugar Interview, www.popsugar.com. December 8, 2011.
“Enjoy your life. No curse hangs over you, nor did it ever. No devil chases after your soul. Sing and dance and be merry.”
“I had full access to the material, and had a great relationship with Sean Bailey, the president of Disney productions. He really guided me through the licensing process of the footage. I made presentations to the various departments at the studio, and they were moved by Owen's [Suskind] story.”
“If there is to be reconciliation, first there must be truth.”

Source : Timothy B. Tyson (2004). “Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story”, Crown Pub

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