"Islam doesn't promote violence or peace. Islam is just a religion, and like every religion in the world, it depends on what you bring to it. If you're a violent person, your Islam, your Judaism, your Christianity, your Hinduism, is going to be violent."

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Source : "Reza Aslan: Maher's "Facile" Generalizations Of Islam The Definition Of Bigotry". CNN Interview, www.realclearpolitics.com. September 30, 2014.

Reza Aslan

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“Pumps on and them little mini skirts is up. I see some good girls, Imma turn em out.”
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“And I just think that if you believe in something and you want it so much and you're not hurting anyone else, you have to go for it. Which sometimes means taking a risk, even if it's scary. But the thing you want most to happen doesn't stand a chance unless you give it one.”

Source : Susane Colasanti (2009). “Take Me There”, p.83, Penguin
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“I sing the Star Spangled Banner, so I can get into football, basketball and baseball games for free.”
“America's strength is not our diversity; our strength is our ability to unite people of different backgrounds around common principles. A common language is necessary to reach that goal.”

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