Ardalan Quotes & Sayings

A bird maintains itself in the air by imperceptible balancing, when near to the mountains or lofty ocean crags; it does this by means of the curves of the winds which as they strike against these projections, being forced to preserve their first impetus bend their straight course towards the sky with divers revolutions, at the beginning of which the birds come to a stop with their wings open, receiving underneath themselves the continual buffetings of the reflex courses of the winds. — Leonardo Da Vinci

Love and peace are not just words, they are a way of life. And in an honest living, love will always conquer. — Ahmad Ardalan

Do not wait for the tide to take you, my boy. Instead, you take on the tide — Ahmad Ardalan

With every try, I Know I am closer! — Ahmad Ardalan

The environmental movement, like all political processes, reacts best to disasters. But these are very slow, very gradual disasters in the making. — Ted Danson

Two people, one city, different times; connected by a memoir. Can love exist in a city destined for decades of misery? — Ahmad Ardalan

Supposing Catherine Lim was writing about me and not the prime minister ... She would not dare, right? Because my posture, my response has been such that nobody doubts that if you take me on, I will put on knuckle-dusters and catch you in a cul de sac ... Anybody who decides to take me on needs to put on knuckle dusters. If you think you can hurt me more than I can hurt you, try. There is no other way you can govern a Chinese society. — Lee Kuan Yew

I don't need new boots I got bluchers back down home.
Eff the effing bluchers I'll buy you new adjectival effing elastic sided boots. — Peter Carey

When I write, what I long for is not more realism or fiction but more courage. That's what I always find myself short on and what I have to struggle to achieve in order that the work might live. — Junot Diaz

You ain't got no self-respect,
you feel like an insect
Well don't you worry buddy,
cause here he comes — Nick Cave

For the Christian, all is not hopeless unless his affections are centered on the things of this world. — Billy Graham

You asked if I loved her?
I can't even whisper her name, my heart would burst out of my chest. — Ahmad Ardalan

An hour later. the moon reflected its light on the Tigris as well. The sun, the moon, and Fatima. What else could I ask for? — Ahmad Ardalan

it's not about what direction you should take. It's about choosing one direction and working to move forward on that path, no matter what. — Ahmad Ardalan