Basabi Khan Quotes & Sayings

Apocalypse does not point to a fiery Armageddon but to the fact that our ignorance and our complacency are coming to an end ... The exclusivism of there being only one way in which we can be saved, the idea that there is a single religious group that is in sole possession of the truth - that is the world as we know it that must pass away. What is the kingdom? It lies in our realization of the ubiquity of the divine presence in our neighbors, in our enemies, in all of us. — Joseph Campbell

If the present Mrs. Wogan has a fault - and I must tread carefully here - if she has a fault, this gem in the diadem of womanhood is a hoarder. She never throws anything out. Which may explain the longevity of our marriage. — Terry Wogan

You remember how you were taught to write. Your mother put a pencil in your hand, took your hand in hers, and began to move it. Since you did not know at all what she meant to do, you left your hand completely free in hers. This is like the power of God in our lives. — Anthony Of Sourozh

I want to be like Gandhi and Martin Luther King and John Lennon but i want to STAY ALIVE. — Madonna

Time has been given to us as a sacred covenant, that if wasted will haunt us throughout eternity, in the form of regret — Steven Redhead

Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease. — Lisa Alther

The 'Mind' in it's nature is conditioned to 'label'. From people, to situations, and circumstances to everything in between.

When we allow the mind to shut down we let things be as they are. — Matthew Donnelly

Ismat Chugti has been my inspiration, for her patriarchy submerged, womencentric stories. I see and think of women as they would want to be and not how we have been formularized in imaginations." (interview in Beyond Sindh, a HongKong based Sindhi magazine). — Kusum Choppra

It was time to face those fears head-on and quit flirting with thoughts of failure. — Debbie Macomber

The lyrics, in English, were meaningless to him, the bass line irresistible. — Katherine Boo

Those of us with this ancient compulsion to tell stories sometimes start with a single kernel of something. — Edward P. Jones

One of the nicest things you can do is to speak kind words about someone behind his or her back. — Molly Friedenfeld