Bashir Quotes & Sayings

Islam is perfect, there is nothing to be added or changed. — Abu Bakar Bashir

Being an altruist I have an urge in mylife to help poor's but im not Bill Gates — Bilal Bashir Magry

I have an inate curiosity about people. — Martin Bashir

I digged my heart deeper to see who is inside, the more i digged ,the more i lost ME — Bilal Bashir Magry

The roles that push you out of your comfort zones are the ones in which you learn a great deal and really empower yourself. — Ruzwana Bashir

If the West wants to have peace, then they have to accept Islamic rule. — Abu Bakar Bashir

Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family. — Abu Bakar Bashir

Today the Western powers and media want to domesticate us like sheep, to keep us tame and domesticated. — Abu Bakar Bashir

The Muslim leaders swallow the advice of the Western powers and bodies like the IMF and World Bank, even when it is bad for their countries and they know this. — Abu Bakar Bashir

As long as Muslims were confident they could not be defeated, but now we are just puppets. — Abu Bakar Bashir

With each passing day, it became more and more convinced that the greatest threat to Kashmair's Freedom struggle is Hurriyatization — Bilal Bashir Magry

Before redeye flights, I drink copious amounts of herbal brews to help me relax and fall asleep after takeoff. — Ruzwana Bashir

What use is revelation or religion if it doesnt change anything? — Abu Bakar Bashir

Bashir paused to watch a live CNN feed ... Bashir was struck silent by the images of wailing Iraqi women carrying children's bodies out of the rubble of a bombed building.
As he studied the screen, Bashir's bullish shoulders slumped. "People like me are America's best friends in the region," Bashir said at last shaking his head ruefully, "I'm a moderate Msulim, an educated man. But watching this, even I could become a jihadi. How can Americans say they are making themselves safer?" Bashir asked, struggling not to direct his anger toward the large American target on the other side of the desk. "Your president Bush had done a wonderful job of uniting one billion Muslims against America for the next two hundred years. — Greg Mortenson

The remission to Abu Bakar Bashir is not a reflection on the individual per se rather than the application of the remission program, which is applied in general. — Marty Natalegawa

Because Islam in its original form was tough and hard, not weak and pliable. — Abu Bakar Bashir

You say he's childish, but he's very professional about business transactions. — Martin Bashir

Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile. — Abu Bakar Bashir

Everyday hundreds of people came to the hospital ... dying, and I have to introduce life into them again ... my duty was to compete with death. — Ala Bashir

Islam's laws are fixed and that is why Islam is stable. — Abu Bakar Bashir

I have to display what I have seen to people. — Ala Bashir

The only model to follow is pure Islam. — Abu Bakar Bashir

In an odd way, we have really destroyed two of our strongest allies against the Islamists. Saddam Hussein, and we've probably fatally undermined Bashir al Assad in Syria. — Michael Scheuer

What you do on travel holiday is what your memories are based on. People want to do cool stuff, and this is what will shape your entire experience. — Ruzwana Bashir

In this strife-torn valley, I have always been tormented by feelings of indefinite and eternal uncertainty. "The Half Mother" is an outcome of those feelings. — Shahnaz Bashir

The chili-rubbed rib-eye at Porter House New York is one of the best steaks that I've eaten anywhere in the world. — Martin Bashir

I think we need a huge dose of love. — Ala Bashir

Press coverage has been difficult for him. I did not set out to ensnare him with a child. — Martin Bashir

Whenever I was planning a trip or a holiday, flights and hotels were easy. But when it comes to the stuff you want to do when you get there, working that out was really hard. — Ruzwana Bashir

You can be this super-successful woman who's smart and effective but still feminine. When I worked in finance, I didn't always think that was possible. — Ruzwana Bashir

If you listen carefully to Rick Santorum, he sounds more like Stalin than Pope Innocent III. — Martin Bashir

Life is the journey between darkness of the womb and darkness of the grave. — Ala Bashir

I had a pension that I was paying into for 27 years ... It's now worth less than a Herman Cain endorsement. — Martin Bashir

The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower. — Abu Bakar Bashir

We wanted to make sure that the film covered the main issues of his life. Musicianship, appearance. — Martin Bashir

The Hip-Hop generation is a fraud. A farce. It's a generation of multi-million dollar stars with little to no positive impact on the "hood" that carries their jocks. It's a generation of images that make you fiend for the flavor, but also attacks your core of values. It's a generation of brilliance, with no one having a sense or an ounce of education. It's a generation of computers and videos and no sense of history and context. — Muhammad Ibn Bashir

We need to focus on destroying ISIL, but we shouldn't be the ones declaring that [Bashir] Assad must go. — Martin O'Malley

Don't wear that boxy trouser suit because you feel like you have to. Wear whatever you want. — Ruzwana Bashir

If my children do not behave according to Islam, if they do not pray for instance, I will punish them. — Abu Bakar Bashir

Bashir's comments were well-planned, typed into a teleprompter, and approved by an entire production team before being broadcast to his millions of few viewers. But the women of MSNBC, including feminist heroine Rachel Maddow, never uttered a word of criticism. Neither did the National Organization for Women, the Feminist Majority Foundation, or a host of other organizations claiming to fight for the rights of women everywhere. — Katie Pavlich

My grandson was circumcised today. I was surprised how easily my son-in-law accepted his son's circumcision. He is Christian, Greek Orthodox. I think it is a good thing it happened. During the war, they were exchanging corpses of dead fighters on both sides. The Christians found out they had eighteen unidentified corpses. They weren't sure whether to send them to West Beirut or keep them. Bashir Gemayel told them to undress the corpses. If they were circumcised, send them to West Beirut. If they happened to be circumcised Christians, they deserve to be buried with Muslims. — Rabih Alameddine

Eretz Yisrael (Land of Israel) alongside Bashir's love of Arde Falastin (Land of Palestine). — Sandy Tolan

It's terrible. How can we tell the world who the real Michael Jackson is? — Martin Bashir

But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour. — Abu Bakar Bashir

The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number. — Abu Bakar Bashir

The world of TV debates is antiquated. What looked smart and modern in 1960, with Kennedy versus Nixon, looks quaint and over-rehearsed between Obama and Romney. We need a new format; even if we have the same moderators and candidates, there needs to be a more nuanced way for audiences to connect with and shape presidential debates. — Ruzwana Bashir

Jihad should be waged in places where there is war. Bombings in places where there is no war is not a good thing. — Abu Bakar Bashir

I kept being told, 'If you really want to build a start up, you have to be in San Francisco,' so I ended up taking out a suitcase. It did occur to me to do it in London but it's very, very difficult to build a start up in London - so I guess I was being lazy. — Ruzwana Bashir

I fell in love with commerce and the opportunities that come with compelling visual storytelling. — Ruzwana Bashir

The truth is far beyond what we can see. Therefore my art is an invitation to comprehend this fact. — Ala Bashir

I discovered that the most dangerous mask is the one worn by intelligent people because they are clever at their disguise. — Ala Bashir

It was not possible to broadcast any of that because of an agreement between Jackson and the family. Our legal advice was that we could not broadcast it. — Martin Bashir

The Thriller album is still the biggest album of all time. That is still returning huge royalty cheques. — Martin Bashir

As a painter, I realized that what we see is just manifestation of unseen power. Since then [1958 Coup in Iraq], reality started to take another form in my mind. Hence, I was aware of deception of our senses. — Ala Bashir

A teenage taste of beer aside, Mitt Romney does not consume alcohol. Which begs the question, will total abstention put his candidacy, perhaps even this great nation in jeopardy? — Martin Bashir

If millions of Americans choose to weigh in on the outcome of 'American Idol' through text messages and the Web, then why not harness similar technological tools to encourage discourse on the political landscape? — Ruzwana Bashir

I have no sense of what War is like; It may be like disaster Hollywood movies. But i wish india and Pakistan fight a War and devour all ; instead of decapitating one-by-one — Bilal Bashir Magry

He was very concerned about his children potentially being kidnapped or attached, and that's why they were covered up. When he went to Berlin zoo, there were 200 photographers. — Martin Bashir

Drawing is like the first kiss. It carries within it the deepest emotion and the challenge of the first step. It is the first cry after birth — Ala Bashir

Upon further reflection, and after meeting with the President of MSNBC, I have tendered my resignation. It is my sincere hope that all of my colleagues, at this special network, will be allowed to focus on the issues that matter without the distraction of myself or my ill-judged comments. — Martin Bashir

There is not a single Muslim leader today who has the courage and commitment to defend Islam and Muslims, they are all in awe of the United States and other Western powers, and are indebted to them. — Abu Bakar Bashir

In the end, I'd rather wear a nice dress, and if someone is not going to take me seriously, that's so superficial. — Ruzwana Bashir

Osama, baah!" Bashir roared.
"Osama is not a product of Pakistan or Afghanistan. He is a creation of America. Thanks to America, Osama is in every home. As a military man, I know you can never fight and win against someone who can shoot at you once and then run off and hide while you have to remain eternally on guard. You have to attack the source of your enemy's strength. In America's case, that's not Osama or Saddam or anyone else. The enemy is ignorance. That only way to defeat it is to build relationships with these people, to draw them into the modern world with education and business. Otherwise the fight will go on forever. — Greg Mortenson

We should be proud that our Prophet came into the world with the message of Islam to change it for the better, and not for the worse, or to keep things as they are. — Abu Bakar Bashir

But the West is trying to weaken Islam from outside and inside. They attack our people and invade our countries from outside, and they weaken us from within with ideas like secularism, liberalism and democracy. This is all designed to contaminate our pure Islam. — Abu Bakar Bashir

If somebody's not prepared to answer the question, you can keep asking. — Martin Bashir

If someone isn't in your definition of "gorgeous" or "beautiful", it doesn't give you the right to call them ugly. — Abdullah Bashir

Muslims must believe that all power, success and victory comes from God alone. — Abu Bakar Bashir

Despite living in an increasingly digital world, there are a few things I still like to keep as physical reminders. So every time I see an exhibition, I make a pit stop at the museum gift shop to buy a postcard of something that inspired me. — Ruzwana Bashir

For watching sports, I tend to drink Guinness; early evenings always begin well with a Grey Goose and tonic with plenty of lime; and on a cold winter's night, there's nothing quite like a glass of Black Maple Hill ... an absolute peach of a bourbon. — Martin Bashir

Jean following close behind. The plan was for them to cover us as we entered. Getting in was easy. The door was unlocked. I went in low, clearing the first visible area. After Bear entered, I moved past the door. I had to trust that Pierre and Jean would act accordingly. A feat more difficult due to the necessary silence. We'd never worked together, but tactics were tactics, and training was training. They'd done this before. Room by room, floor by floor, we investigated the house. And we found it empty. The thought of Bashir al-Sharaa slipping out of my grasp once again gnawed at my gut. — L.T. Ryan

I'm just trying to do my best in the circumstances and am very happy for everyone else to do the same so I don't cultivate enemies. — Martin Bashir

A lot of our happiness is derived from experiences, not from buying products. People are twice as happy buying experiences as products. People are happy buying experiences. They don't want something that's commoditised. — Ruzwana Bashir

Art should stimulate. — Ala Bashir

Why should we use the Dollar even when we trade among ourselves? — Abu Bakar Bashir

Martin Bashir persuaded me to trust him, that his would be an honest and fair portrayal of my life and told me that he was the man that turned Dianas life around. — Michael Jackson

This was almost two hours of factual documentary. In our audience ratings, barely no one left the programme. The whole of his life is so fascinating and people kept watching for that reason. — Martin Bashir

Our Prophet was a radical too- he fought against the injustices of his community and challenged the feudal order of his society, so they called him a radical. So what? We should be proud of that! — Abu Bakar Bashir

Michael Jackson has some contact with his mother. I know she is involved with the children. — Martin Bashir

Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails. — Abu Bakar Bashir

But the weakness comes from these Westernised co-opted Muslim leaders who just want to look good in the eyes of the West and Western media. — Abu Bakar Bashir

The first time I ask him, have you had your cheekbones raised, have you had your nose changed? He denied it all. I was asking him to compare his face with what it looked like years ago. — Martin Bashir

Nothing that is worth doing is ever easy. — Ruzwana Bashir

How many men had made her? Her brothers, by dying? Yah Tayyib, by rebuilding her? All those dead boys whose heads she brought back to the clerks? Raine, by teaching her how to drive and how to die? Tej and Rhys and Khos and all Raine's half-breed muscle? They were just men. They were just people. They had made her as surely as Queen Ayyad and Queen Zaynab, Bashir, Jaks, Radeyah, and her sisters had. Her hoards of sistesr, Kine and the bel dames and the women who kicked her out of school for getting her letters fucked. No, she could have gone either way; followed all or none of them. It wasn't what was done to you. Life was what you did with what was done to you.
"You didn't make me," Nyx gasped. "I made myself. — Kameron Hurley

I don't think his life has been in any way disfigured by the film. The film did disclose some difficult facts. — Martin Bashir

Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone. — Abu Bakar Bashir

Arab leaders worry more about making money from the profits they get from oil and gas that they turn the other way when Lebanon is being destroyed right next to them. Their neighbours are being murdered, but they only make calculations for their own benefit. — Abu Bakar Bashir

I've changed my mind, even against Omar al-Bashir. Whether he has to be charged or not, the Sudanese shall decide or the Africans. — Yoweri Museveni

Wouldn't it be amazing if we spent as much energy investing in experiences as we do investing in things? — Ruzwana Bashir

Islam is fixed, stable, ordered and disciplined, and so are Muslims. — Abu Bakar Bashir

They are scared that the BBC or CNN may call them radicals, so they remain soft instead. The problem lies there, with the Muslim leaders, not the Muslim masses. — Abu Bakar Bashir

Cursed in earth and subdued by death, man found himself beset by time, and his instincts put to the test. Only then, he realized that with love he could survive, and that for a certain purpose he would toil. For those whom my love can not immune from death, are dedicated these paintings, in the hope they may express in drawing the reality of a resonant mind. — Ala Bashir

Darkness is where we begin and where we end. We don't usually see light traveling in darkness of space because we only can see its reflection on substance. — Ala Bashir

We have shown that Islam can rule the world perfectly for 14 centuries, and during this time of Muslim power we did not borrow ideas like democracy from others, so why do we need to learn democracy from them now? — Abu Bakar Bashir

The power of real debate is in the language and intellectual honesty of the debaters, alongside the engagement of spectators. — Ruzwana Bashir

You are right, but the weakness does not come from the millions of Muslims in the world. They do not mind being radical, they have no fear to speak out and to protest and to jihad. — Abu Bakar Bashir

This is why I have always said that it would be better if Muslims were poor. — Abu Bakar Bashir

If he hadn't done that interview with Bashir, he wouldn't be there now. That was the first time he ever did an interview like that. He was afraid of something like that all along. And it happened. — Joseph Jackson

Oh and I've been wanting a word with you too, Arthur," said Mr. Crouch, his sharp eyes falling upon Mr. Weasley. "Ali Bashir's on the warpath. He wants a word with you about your embargo on flying carpets." Mr. Weasley heaved a deep sigh. "I sent him an owl about that just last week. If I've told him once I've told him a hundred times: Carpets are defined as a Muggle Artifact by the Registry of Proscribed Charmable Objects, but will he listen?" "I doubt it," said Mr. Crouch, accepting a cup from Percy. "He's desperate to export here. — J.K. Rowling

Early on in my life I comprehended that death is the most tragic event in our life. Events of early Monday July 14, 1958 [Coup in Iraq] had convinced me that hate is the most destructive force in our life. — Ala Bashir