"As I read the Qur'an and prayed the Islamic prayers, a door to my heart was unsealed and I was immersed in an overwhelming tenderness."

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Source : Jeffrey Lang (1997). “Even Angels Ask: A Journey to Islam in America”

Jeffrey Lang

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“Instead of talking in the hope that people will listen, try listening in the hope that people will talk.”
“The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded faith in the plain people.”

Source : Irving Babbitt (2005). “On Literature, Cultures, and Religion”, p.150, Transaction Publishers
“Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate. This country needs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.”

Source : "Senator Barrasso and Rep. Van Hollen on 'State of the Union'". "State of the Union" with Candy Crowley, www.realclearpolitics.com. May 1, 2011.
“She wished she hadn't succumbed to irritation. Because she wanted to know about his inner feelings. She always thought people were like pieces of art glass-- strong enough to handle and use, delicate enough to shatter under a strong blow, and filled with swirls of color that fascinated the eye. But while most people--and most glass--allowed light through, she could discern nothing of Devlin's heart and soul through the smoke and mirrors he held before him.”
“I have said this on many a previous occasion: that had the mix in Singapore been different, had it been 75% Indians, 15% Malays and the rest Chinese, it would not have worked. Because they believe in the politics of contention, of opposition. But because the culture was such that the populace sought a practical way out of their difficulties, therefore it has worked.”
“I like to mix and match vintage with designer. It's how I create my own style.”
“I believe that eating simple food in a healthy body with a clean conscience is more pleasurable, and infinitely more satisfying, then eating decadent food that makes you and your world ill.”

Source : Robbins, John, Robbins, Ocean (2013). “Voices of the Food Revolution: You Can Heal Your Body and Your World with Food!”, p.251, Conari Press
“Art - I had never thought of that as a career because it was like something I did so naturally, and it was fluid, and it is. And even though I still admire literature as the superior art form, I have to admit that art, for me, that's it; that's what I'm good at, and that's what I should be concentrating on.”

Source : Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com. November 18, 2009.

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