"You and I are not Muslim, because we are born in a Muslim family. You and I are not Muslim, because you read a book about Islam, or saw a Youtube video and decided to become Muslim. We are Muslim, because Allah chose us. Allah chose us."

-- Nouman Ali Khan

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“Education is no substitute for intelligence.”

Source : Frank Herbert (1987). “Chapterhouse: Dune”, p.90, Penguin
“He who is able to accept everything gladly from the Lord - including darkness, dryness, flatness - and completely disregard self is he who lives for Him.”
“She didn't have to be offered anything; it was already hers. She was more herself than anyone else ever was and as soon as I clapped eyes on her I knew I wanted to be myself just as much as she was herself.”

Source : Melvin Burgess (1999). “Junk: Adapted for the Stage”, p.33, A&C Black
“I am a hard person to love but when I love, I love really hard.”
“Be a Gardener. Dig a ditch. Toil and sweat. And turn the earth upside down. And seek the deepness. And water plants in time. Continue this labor. And make sweet floods to run, and noble and abundant fruits to spring. Take this food and drink, and carry it to God as your true worship.”
“The last thing I think I am is perfect. I'm just trying to do the best job I can. I'm trying to be the best father I can to my kids. I'm trying to do the best job I can running my business.”
“Nothing brings families together faster than forgiveness. That should make it Step No. 1, but most of us find forgiving hard. We associate it with weakness and losing when, actually, the reverse is true. When you forgive, you gain strength and come out a winner. You break free of control by the other person's actions.”
“We stood there, looking at each other, saying nothing. But it was the kind of nothing that meant everything.”

Source : Jenny Han (2011). “It's Not Summer Without You”, p.273, Simon and Schuster

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