"I have had to pay a price for leaving Islam and for speaking out. I have to pay for round-the-clock security because of the death threats against me."

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Source : Ayaan Hirsi Ali (2011). “Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations”, p.129, Simon and Schuster

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

#Leaving Quotes #Islam Quotes #Pay Quotes

“Consistency is the most overrated of all human virtues... I'm someone who changes his mind all the time.”
“You have with you the book you were reading in the cafe, which you are eager to continue, so that you can then hand it on to her, to communicate again with her through the channel dug by others' words, which, as they are uttered by an alien voice, by the voice of that silent nobody made of ink and typographical spacing, can become yours and hers, a language, a code between the two of you, a means to exchange signals and recognize each other.”
“I really, really enjoy music and that's why I do what I do.”
“Kusewera, an organization that fosters orphanages in Africa and the Philippines and encourages through creative play and education. Anything and everything that supports cancer research. East West Players, the oldest and biggest Asian American theater in the U.S.”
“Freedom is not something you are given, but something you have to take.”
“A young actor once asked me, What do you do between jobs? I said, Hobbies, hobbies, and more hobbies.”
“The acting life is different than I thought it would be. I love it - it's actually a lot less pressure than I thought it would be.”
“The primary purpose of prayer is not to get something, but to know Someone.”

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