"To blame others for our misfortunes is always a victory for the nafs."

-- Timothy Winter

#Wisdom Quotes #Islamic Quotes #Victory Quotes

“Learning power comprises both literacy and numeracy, and is ultimately more fundamental than either of them.”

Source : Guy Claxton (2001). “Wise Up”, p.120, A&C Black
“It might take an act of God to convince some Americans that parts of their government are corrupt, but at the same time, you cannot, under any circumstances, persuade an Iranian that his government is not corrupt!”

Source : Mahbod Seraji (2009). “Rooftops of Tehran: A Novel”, p.268, Penguin
“Never underestimate the stimulation of eccentricity.”

Source : Neil Simon (1988). “Biloxi Blues”, Signet
“I did not want windows, only skylights. I chose my painting wall as it has the best morning light.”
“I was left with myself and had to do the one thing I could to survive. I knew it would be difficult to write, very difficult, but I set about doing it.”
“I work late at night. I'm awake and nobody bothers me. It's quiet and things come and talk to me in the silence.”
“One should be a painter. As a writer, I feel the beauty, which is almost entirely colour, very subtle, very changeable, running over my pen, as if you poured a large jug of champagne over a hairpin.”
“This career essentially chased me down while I was on the spoken-word scene in New York. I kept hearing that my delivery of my poetry - which was very personal and cathartic at the time- was very moving to folks. People thought that I was an actress because of my delivery, when I was just dropping into the work and really pouring out my soul.”

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