Basirat Ibraheem Quotes & Sayings

It is not a sensible or intelligent response for us in Europe to ridicule American argument or parody their political leadership. — Tony Blair

My Umi said shine your light on the world, shine your light for the world to see — Mos Def

Red onions are especially divine. I hold a slice up to the sunlight pouring in through the kitchen window, and it glows like a fine piece of antique glass. Cool watery-white with layers delicately edged with imperial purple ... strong, humble, peaceful ... with that fiery nub of spring green in the center ... — Mary Hayes-Grieco

When I was six, God was a white man with a big beard riding on a white cloud. That's the image television pumps. — Ice Cube

For every age there is a popular idea about what madness is, what causes it, and how a mad person should look and behave; and it's usually these popular ideas, rather than those of medical professionals, that turn up in songs and stories and plays and books. — Margaret Atwood

Could it be possible that he really did have enough imagination to be able to grasp the truth? — Diana Gabaldon

They create these rules and argue about things we don't even understand. It is like watching soccer. You sit there and you're sort of amused, but most of the time you're thinking, pick up the ball! That's what you're thinking. — Jon Stewart

Ordinary life did not stop just because kings rose and fell, Mosca realized. People adapted. If the world turned upside down, everyone ran and hid in their houses, but a very short while later, if all seemed quiet, they came out again and started selling each other potatoes. — Frances Hardinge