"There is nothing that torments Satan more than the sight of a faithful in prayer."

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Source : Nadeem Aslam (2012). “Maps for Lost Lovers”, p.207, Random House India

Nadeem Aslam

#Prayer Quotes #Sight Quotes #Faithful Quotes

“Like most actors, I've always been grateful for Chinese restaurants; they were often the only places that stayed open late enough for performers to get hot food after the show.”
“Somtimes I regret [that debut album was titled "Bad Azz" ], because people take it the wrong way. Everybody got a bad ways, and I'm a 'Bad Ass'... whenever I'm not good, so that's what I'm talkin' about.”

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“I don't like taking a sly picture on the side. I like the direct approach. I want to be as honest to myself and the subject as possible. And I'm depending on their humanness to come through.”
“A few people have come back to me and said, "Thanks for giving me nightmares for the last few nights!" I say to them, "Well, now you know what I've been going through for the last three years!"”
“Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.”
“If I'm signing autographs and I see one hundred people in a line I've got to remind myself, "That person is one one-hundredth of my day, but to them I'm their day." You know what I mean? Unless they meet J.Lo later on.”
“I wanted each different Chelsea to be able to navigate her own world without having to also speak to a larger narrative.”
“Western traditions of education have emphasized knowledge analysis, description and debate. They all have a part to play, but today there is a whole vast aspect of doing that has just been left out. Operacy is what keeps society going.”

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