"The cause of the break with the tradition of antiquity was the rapid and unexpected advance of Islam. The result of this advance was the final separation of East from West, and the end of the Mediterranean unity."

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Source : Henri Pirenne (2013). “Mohammed and Charlemagne”, p.284, Routledge

Henri Pirenne

#Unity Quotes #Islam Quotes #East Quotes

“It's not like some movies where you're following a bunch of different stories you can cut around. There was nowhere to cut to. It's these guys. We're not cutting back to anybody else”
“I'm 50-50 on glamour stuff. I'd rather put on a pair of jeans and get on my Harley and act like a guy.”
“Not every article in every magazine or newspaper is meant to be a valentine card addressed to every reader's self-esteem.”
“The success [of Mary Kay Inc.] is much, much deeper than just dollars and cents and buildings and assets. The real success of our Company is measured to me in the lives that have been touched and given hope.”
“It doesn't take talent to hustle.”
“I like music and I like ladies. I like to see them dance.”
“I should clarify that anyone that goes onstage and makes strangers laugh is insane. So I am insane.”
“Team GB's success at the Beijing Olympics can, in part, be said to have been made in Manchester. For example, all the cycling medal winners trained at Manchester's velodrome, the National Cycling Centre.”

Source : "Manchester's sporting success led to Team GB's Olympic glory" by Lucy Powell, www.theguardian.com. August 29, 2008.

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