Affan Quotes & Sayings

If anyone stumbles then he must repent. If anyone errs then he must repent. And no one must insist on (the path of) destruction. If anyone insists on tyranny then he is far away from the path — Uthman Ibn Affan

I had broken the most basic commandment of our culture: Thou shalt pretend there is nothing wrong. — Derrick Jensen

If our hearts were truly pure, we would never have our fill of the words of your Lord — Uthman Ibn Affan

Acquire wisdom from the story of those who have already passed. — Uthman Ibn Affan

Worrying about the dunya is a darkness in the heart, while worrying about akhirah is a light in the heart. — Uthman Ibn Affan

In my opinion humanity is being prayed upon, I mean as a species. Not only by old satanic families like the Rothschilds and Rockefellers, Collins, Dupont, Warner, Russell, the world's monarchies, the Vatican. But also prayed upon by these family's employees, by governments, by the military, by banking institutions, by academia. So who does that leave? That's all the people who aren't wealthy, aren't connected, aren't educated, who are easy to manipulate, are easy to persecute and who don't believe any of the issues which you cover on Red Ice. And that's a problem. And that breaks my heart. — Sean Young

That shot might not have been as good as it might have been. — John Motson

May Mary, who in the freedom of her 'Fiat' and her presence at the foot of the cross, offered to the world, Jesus, the Liberator, help us to find him in the Sacrament of the altar — Pope John Paul II

If the hearts are pure, they will never have enough from reciting Allah's words (the Qur'an). — Uthman Ibn Affan

The Fall was ongoing, but its trajectory led ever downward. Sucked — Margaret Atwood

It is sufficient for you that the one who envies you is distressed at the time of your joy. — Uthman Ibn Affan

Absorption in worldly affairs breeds darkness in the heart, and absorption in the affairs of the next world enkindles light in the heart — Uthman Ibn Affan

No one conceals something in his heart, but Allah causes it to be seen on his face or in a slip of the tongue. — Uthman Ibn Affan

Had our hearts been pure, we would never tire with the Dhikr of Allaah. — Uthman Ibn Affan

Allah the Exalted loves him who forgoes worldly life, the Angels love him who rejects the vices, and the Muslims love him who gives up greediness in respect of the Muslims. — Uthman Ibn Affan

Anytime four New Yorkers get into a cab together without arguing, a bank robbery has just taken place. — Johnny Carson

To make oneself hated is more difficult than to make oneself loved. — Pablo Picasso

I'm a little lavish I must admit. But I'm not really concerned with money. Being rich is not my goal, being wealthy is. — CeeLo Green

Take note of the fact that I am a follower (of the religion) and not an innovator. — Uthman Ibn Affan

There are days when I wake/ and find my face is a hole/ and I have nowhere to hang my mask. — Carl Adamshick

Three worldly things have been made dear to me: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked and reading the Qur'an. — Uthman Ibn Affan

Enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil before the worst amongst you are given authority over you and then when even the best of you make dua against them, their duas will not be accepted. — Uthman Ibn Affan

From World War II until 1981 the top marginal income tax rate never fell below 70 percent. Under President Dwight Eisenhower, a Republican whom no one ever accused of being a socialist, the top rate was 91 percent. Even after all deductions and credits, Americans with incomes of over $1 million (in today's dollars) paid a top marginal rate, on average, of 52 percent. As recently as the late 1980s, the top tax rate on capital gains was 35 percent. But as income and wealth have accumulated at the top, so has the political power to reduce taxes. The Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, which were extended for two years in December 2010, capped top rates at 35 percent, their lowest level in more than half a century, and reduced capital gains taxes to 15 percent. — Robert B. Reich

The quarterback of the Washington Redskins, Joe Theismann, turns and hands the ball to running back John Riggins. He watches Riggins run two steps forward, turn, and flip the ball back to him. It's what most people know as a "flea-flicker," but the Redskins call it a "throw back special." Two Mississippi: Theismann searches for a receiver but instead sees Harry Carson coming — Michael Lewis