"Interfaith dialogue is a must today, and the first step in establishing it is forgetting the past, ignoring polemical arguments, and giving precedence to common points, which far outnumber polemical ones."

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Source : "Humanity Needs a Touch of Magical Interfaith Dialogue" by Arzu Kaya Uranli, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 6, 2013.

Fethullah Gulen

#Past Quotes #Giving Quotes #Today Quotes

“Every man is a diary in which he writes one story while intending to write another. His humblest moment is when he compares the two”
“I'm not good at having friends. I mean, I can make myself useful to people. I can fit in. I get invited to parties and I can sit at any table I want in the cafeteria. But actually trusting someone when they have nothing to gain from me just doesn't make sense. All friendships are negotiations of power.”
“Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion”
“I have a very specific definition of censorship. Censorship must be done by the government or it's not censorship.”
“The spiritual in my art is giving up control. My paintings are based on what I can do, and what I can do is not controlled. So I give up control, and that's the spiritual aspect of the work - taking what comes and relinquishing control. Although they look very controlled, they're really not, because it's all poured paint.”
“My mother was the worst kind of stage mother. She would make me and my younger sister and brother little duckling costumes and put us in kiddie shows.”
“When you have been close to death it makes you think about life.”

Source : Patrick Dixon (2005). “Building a Better Business: The Key to Future Marketing, Management and Motivation”, p.14, Profile Books
“Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is.”

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