"In the traditional Islamic world, the hierarchy of the arts was not based on whether they were "fine" or "industrial" or "minor". It was based upon the effect of art on the soul of the human being."

-- Seyyed Hossein Nasr

#Art Quotes #Islamic Quotes #Soul Quotes

“People buy-into what they can understand quickly. If it takes you a long time to make your point, most people think you don't have one!”
“I'm a bit skeptical about the possibilities for resistant fiction, and even more despondent over the potential for politically engaged writing to do much of anything outside the dominant means of production and distribution.”

Source : Source: www.raintaxi.com
“Great art is never perfect; perfect art is never great.”
“There is no reason why the same man should like the same books at eighteen and at forty-eight”
“We usually understand freedom as meaning that there are many choices - but does having more choices, or believing we do, actually make us more free?”
“The soul languishing in obscurity contracts a kind of rust, or abandons itself to the chimera of presumption; for it is natural for it to acquire something, even when separated from any one.”
“I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller.”

Source : "'Never mind glass ceilings, what about glass skirting boards?'". Interview with Kevin Maguire, www.theguardian.com. January 29, 2003.
“To me, if a heterosexual has a right to do it, then I have a right to do it. And if it's important to the gay youth - who are now setting the agenda - then its important to me.”

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