Ciudad De Cristal Quotes & Sayings

When they are treated, the seriously mentally ill aren't more violent than the general population. If untreated, though, they are. — Rich Lowry

But there were ulama who refused to accept the closing of the "gates of ijtihad." Throughout Islamic history, at times of great political crisis - especially during a period of foreign encroachment - a reformer (mujdadid) would often renew the faith so that it could meet the new conditions. These reforms usually followed a similar pattern. They were conservative, since they attempted to go back to basics rather than create an entirely new solution. But in this desire to return to the pristine Islam of the Quran and sunnah, the reformers were often iconoclastic in sweeping away later medieval developments that had come to be considered sacred. They were also suspicious of foreign influence, and alien accretions, which had corrupted what they saw as the purity of the faith. This type of reformer would become a feature of Muslim society. Many of the people who are called "Muslim fundamentalists" in our own day correspond exactly to the old pattern set by the mujdadids. — Karen Armstrong

We're not afraid of who we are. We're afraid of who we think we're not. — John O'Leary

Mark my words, there will be a day that will come when you will all see many, many documents that will directly contradict IBM's current public posturing. — Darl McBride

You never know the limit of a human being. — Alberto Juantorena

You wanna tell me, sweetness, how dessert for seventeen people translates into seven pies and two cakes? Brock asked. — Kristen Ashley

Happy is the soul that has a friend. Happier is the soul that trusts in the truth of the heart of a friend. Happiest is the soul that knows the solemnity of friendship and honours its laws. — Ogwo David Emenike

How can we make sure we wind up behind the right door when the going gets tough? The answer is: craftsmanship. — Robert C. Martin

A good style must, first of all, be clear. It must not be mean or above the dignity of the subject. It must be appropriate. — Aristotle.

If we fulfill our responsibility to the Constitution, the Supreme Court will be filled with superior legal minds who will pursue the one agenda that our founding fathers intended in writing the Constitution: justice, rather than political or personal goals. — Chuck Grassley

There are three things in life I really don't like: Rice pudding. Social climbers - you know, hang-ons! And the photo shoot! — Ivana Trump

The better I get at writing songs, the harder it seems to be to relate to people. But when I get on stage, I'm extremely happy. — John Darnielle

Eloquence which does not startle I don't consider eloquence. CICERO, LETTER TO BRUTUS, 48 B.C. — Robert Harris

There is first the problem of acquiring content, which is learning. There is another problem of acquiring learning skills, which is not merely learning, but learning to learn, not velocity, but acceleration. Learning to learn is one of the great inventions of living things. It is tremendously important. It makes evolution, biological as well as social, go faster. And it involves the development of the individual. — Ralph W. Gerard