"Allah said, 'A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.'"

-- Ibn Ishaq

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“I love astute observations and really great wordplay. I love the way that Louis C.K. observes life, and I love the way Patton Oswalt talks about it.”
“First, knife skills. Then, knowing how to control heat. Most important is choosing the right product .. the rest is simple.”

Source : "Franco-Asian exotica on Singapore skyline". Interview with Daniel Magnowski, www.reuters.com. August 23, 2011.
“Opening day. All you have to do is say the words and you feel the shutters thrown wide, the room air out, the light pour in. In baseball, no other day is so pure with possibility. No scores yet, no losses, no blame or disappointment. No hangover, at least until the game's over.”

Source : Mary Schmich (2012). “The Best of Mary Schmich: Selected Writings by the Chicago Tribune's Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary”, p.220, Agate Digital
“Much as I try to disguise myself, there is never a time when I'm not aware of being overweight.”

Source : Daphne Merkin (2014). “The Fame Lunches: On Wounded Icons, Money, Sex, the Brontës, and the Importance of Handbags”, p.104, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
“All cultural explorers. . . start off from specific roots which color their vision and define the allegiances of the work of art they produce.”
“I feel like everything has happened naturally.”

Source : Interview with Daniel Robert Epstein, www.suicidegirls.com. April 2, 2004.
“Never give up. Don't let good ideas be buried with you. Breathe it. Dream it. Live it and relentlessly pursue your ideas and ideals. Without them you cannot achieve anything meaningful in life.”
“I don't define myself by my body's ability to execute gorgeous asana anymore. I'm all about taking care of my temple and understanding that its requirements change with age and time.”

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