"Indian Muslims have stayed very far away from Al Qaeda and the like; they have voted with their feet and stayed in the country, rather than going to Pakistan during partition. On the whole, they recognize that life is better for them in India than in Pakistan."

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Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Suketu Mehta

#Country Quotes #Far Away Quotes #Al Qaeda Quotes

“At the Republican convention, there were lots of words used to describe Hillary Clinton, but warm, funny and caring weren't among them.”
“In England, theres no acknowledgement the invention of slavery came from Britain.”
“It is true that God may have called you to be exactly where you are. But, it is absolutely vital to grasp that he didnâ€™t call you there so you could settle in and live your life in comfort and superficial peace.”
“The word 'meaningful' when used today is nearly always meaningless.”
“Old age doth in sharp pains abound; We are belabored by the gout, Our blindness is a dark profound, Our deafness each one laughs about. Then reason's light with falling ray Doth but a trembling flicker cast. Honor to age, ye children pay! Alas! my fifty years are past!”
“There are people who want me to do a cologne. They want to call it 'Patrick.' I was offered a fortune to make exercise videos. Posters, all kinds of stuff - something like $10 million worth. It's insanity. I'm not going to do any of it.”
“I was enamored of detectives as a teenager. I liked what they did - piecing things together, thinking about situations. But to get there? Eight to ten years in a patrol car? I didn't have that in me. I didn't want to tell people what to do.”
“Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.”

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