Al Ci Quotes & Sayings

When man penetrates the mysteries of Nature, the "facts of Nature" become transparent symbols, revealing the "divine energies" and the "angelic" state which fallen man has lost, and which he may recover only for a moment, as when he is enraptured by the beauty of music or of a lovely face. At such moments man forgets his limited self, his individualistic dream, and participates in the cosmic dream, thus becoming freed from the prison of his own carnal soul. — Seyyed Hossein Nasr

How can a reason which hates God be called sound? — Martin Luther

And yet I am afraid, afraid of what my words will do to me, to my refuge, yet again ... If I could speak and yet say nothing, really nothing? Then I might escape being gnawed to death. — Samuel Beckett

Family is what really runs through my head. I'm usually bombarded with tons of phone calls, but I'm usually bombarded with love as well. — Wade Bowen

Better to die of something than to die in old age of nothing. — Al Sharpton

Only three flowers? he said, clearly thinking that I should have more, and I smiled nervously. I didn't want a bouquet. — Kim Harrison

Blair ... is accusing us of executing British soldiers. We want to tell him that we have not executed anybody. They are either killed in battle, most of them get killed because they are cowards anyway, the rest they just get captured. — Mohammed Saeed Al-Sahaf

I think it'd be pretty cool to fly. Actually, I'd like to be Language Gal. My super power is that I can speak every language. — Ilana Glazer

The soprano turned out to sound to me like the right hand on the piano. — Steve Lacy