"The tragedy of Karbala decided not only the fate of the Caliphate, but also of Mohammadan kingdoms long after the Caliphate had waned and disappeared."

-- William Muir

#Fate Quotes #Long Quotes #Tragedy Quotes

“Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.”
“The reason the Jews hate Nazis is primarily because they didn't come up with the idea first”
“Long ago I left heroics to the heroes”

Source : Peter Weiss (1998). “Marat/Sade ; The Investigation ; and The Shadow of the Body of the Coachman”, p.68, A&C Black
“Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
“I will help-but only so much, only so far. It is not that I believe these children are less than my own. It is not that I believe I do not have a responsibility for them. It is just that in a world of haves and have-nots, I do not want to give up too much of what I have. I do not want to diminish the complexity and diversity of my life. Instead, I will choose to spend another seventy-five dollars on myself rather than send another child to school, and I will choose to do this over and over again. I no longer think of myself as a good person. I have adjusted to that.”
“That was the whole point in forming a band. Girls. Absolutely gorgeous girls”
“It's a beautiful heart, not a perfect body, that leads to a beautiful life.”
“Prayer is converse with God, equal honor with the Angels, progress in good things, averting of evils, righting of sinners.”

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