"Islam makes very large claims for itself. In its art, there is a prejudice against representing the human form at all. The prohibition on picturing the prophet - who was only another male mammal - is apparently absolute. So is the prohibition on pork or alcohol or, in some Muslim societies, music or dancing. Very well then, let a good Muslim abstain rigorously from all these. But if he claims the right to make me abstain as well, he offers the clearest possible warning and proof of an aggressive intent."

-- Christopher Hitchens

#Art Quotes #Dancing Quotes #Alcohol Quotes

“The moral law commands us to make the highest possible good in a world the final object of all our conduct.”

Source : Paul Ricoeur (2005). “The EPZ Conflict of Interpretations”, p.416, A&C Black
“Every single person wants to do it, don't hate me because I had the guts to follow my heart!”
“What distinguishes exemplary boards is that they are robust, effective social systems . . .The highest performing companies have extremely contentious boards that regard dissent as an obligation and that treat no subject as undiscussable.”
“In life, periods of solitude were blessings. Dying alone was a bitter curse.”

Source : Faye Kellerman (2009). “The Quality of Mercy”, p.32, Harper Collins
“Radicalization does not happen to young people with a strong grounding in the American Muslim mainstream; increasingly, it happens online, and sometimes abroad, among the isolated and disaffected.”

Source : "The Daily Debate" by Robert Tracinski, www.realclearpolitics.com. April 25, 2013.
“I've never achieved spectacular success with a film. My reputation has grown slowly. I suppose you could say that I'm a successful filmmaker-in that a number of people speak well of me. But none of my films have received unanimously positive reviews, and none have done blockbuster business.”
“The liberty that remains to us is essentially the freedom to choose among brands A, B, and C.”

Source : John Zerzan (2002). “Running on Emptiness: The Pathology of Civilisation”
“I feel Motown really exploited me.”

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