"Allah says in the Qur'an not to despise one another. So the criterion in Islam is not color or social status. It's who is most righteous. If I go to a mosque - and I'm a basketball player with money and prestige - if I go to a mosque and see an imam, I feel inferior. He's better than me. It's about knowledge."

-- Hakeem Olajuwon

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“Sure, this will probably end up being another in a long line of emotionally crippling misadventures...but let's try to have some fun along the way.”
“Many artists who sign deals in the US and UK get the benefit of worldwide promotion and have a better shot at breaking globally.”
“The most romantic things a man can do for a woman are the little things that let her know that she's on his mind and in his heart.”

Source : Joshua Harris (2009). “Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship”, p.83, Multnomah
“We aren't going to have peace on Earth until we recognize the basic fact of the interrelated structure of all reality.”
“Everyone gets caught inside when surfing. You have 2 options. Give up or paddle outside. Life is the same. Keep paddling!”
“If an ensemble - I don't care if it's a duet or a forty-piece orchestra - the musicians, the two of them or the forty of them, are all trying to play as tight as possible, as one person. They're trying to play like they are one person.”

Source : "John Densmore on Life, Love, Meditation and His New Book, 'The Doors: Unhinged'". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“If we could talk to the animals, learn their languages, maybe take an animal degree...”
“There have been so many stories about alcoholism and drugs. Eating disorders are also a form of abuse, but rarely a theme in feature films that aren't documentaries.”

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