"In Muslim societies, a person who has been manipulated unto believing in extremist violence or terrorism often seeks the permission of his mother before he may join a militant jihad and educated women as a rule, tend to withhold their blessings from such things."

-- Greg Mortenson

#Mother Quotes #Believe Quotes #Blessing Quotes

“A world without God cannot wait for us to choose the safe path. If we wait for someone else to take the risk, we risk that no one will ever act and that nothing will ever be accomplished.”
“When I die, I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs in Dublin. I wonder would they know it was me?”

Source : Ginger Man (1955) ch. 31
“Did you ever really love her? Not really no. But me? Yes. Even though I have no pizzazz?”
“As long as my ballets are danced, I will live”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, the Kennedysâ€”there is always a pattern where a piece of information is destroyed, in which a witness is killed. Itâ€™s so predictable, you can go back and look up old cases.”
“I only do private room karaoke where its just me and one of my closest girlfriends. My mom always said I could really belt songs out, and the Dixie Chicks feed that encouragement.”

Source : Interview with Carrie Battan, pitchfork.com. January 14, 2014.
“All these tales of people sitting down and composing symphonies just as though they were writing a letter are very much exaggerated; at least, it isn't that way in my work.”
“'Feminist comedy,' practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that occurred during wartime, when Rosie the Riveter went to work in the factories, constructing the Allies' war machines while taking charge of the finances, the home, and the children.”

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