Ima The Quotes & Sayings

I feel that my whole life is a contribution. — Pete Seeger

I don't like to read nonfiction. To me, fact is something I can look up. — Fran Lebowitz

In time of war, soldiers, however sensible, care a great deal more on some occasions about slaking their thirst than about the danger of enteric fever. Better known as typhoid, the disease is often spread by drinking contaminated water. — Winston Churchill

Islam isn't like that - something you can use just to get what you want. It's a genuine spiritual commitment, a way of life... — Na'ima B. Robert

For most men, a stepford wife would bore them to tears after a couple of weeks — Na'ima B. Robert

It was then that I came to an important realization:as long as someone is beautiful,thin,wealthy,fun-loving or talented,we are happy to accept him or her at face value.We are not ever taught to look for-or care about-what lies beneath the surface. — Na'ima B. Robert

That's what I've learned over the years. We always think someone else has it easier than us but, when you pull back the layers, you see that they are struggling too, just in their own, unique way. — Na'ima B. Robert

It is not Islam that oppresses Muslim women, it is the lack of knowledge or the lack of application of that knowledge that oppresses. — Na'ima B. Robert

... Don't get married weak and needy, looking to your husband to make your world the one you dream of. What a burden for him! What high expectations. How on earth will he ever be able to fulfill all your needs? He's still learning himself. And what happens when he fails this huge task you've set him without his knowledge? You become bitter and disappointed. And that's no way to be, trust me. — Na'ima B. Robert

When I walked out of the house with hijab on, i felt beautiful in the eyes of Allah. I felt protected, shielded - i just felt somebody was watching over me'
- Nadia, a reverted Muslim — Na'ima B. Robert

And I've shot in Prince Edward Island winters, I mean, I've shot in some intense, intense temperatures. — Ellen Page

In the pause that followed, Shane understood why people said their hearts broke. She always thought it was a weak metaphor of strong emotion. She could feel each bit of shrapnel from her heart stab at her stomach and lungs. Her knees gave out beneath her as she heard the voice tell her what she already knew in her fragments of cardiac tissue. — Thomm Quackenbush

You cry, i cry. you hurt,i hurt. you laugh, i laugh. You jump off a bridge den ima miss u lil buddy — Carly

I was raised in this society so you can't expect me to be a perferct person cause Ima do what Ima do. — Tupac Shakur

he set up painted foam and resin headstones in the front yard, with names like Hugh R. Next, Ima Goner, Myra Mains, and Ted N. Buried. — Jessica Freeburg

Q. What do lawyers wear to court? A. Lawsuits! — Ima Phuneewon

There are some mistakes only someone with a Ph.D. can make. — Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Our pack was given the name Ima because the man who started this pack was in love with a girl named Ima. Ima is actually a variation of the name Emma. It means universal. — Jody Morse

The young should not think of themselves as immature and the elderly need not view themselves as feeble. Our minds control our bodies. Have no age, transcend both past and future, and enter into naka-ima - the eternal present. — H.E. Davey

Shut your mouth! You dare speak his name with your unworthy lips, you dare besmirch it with your half-blood's tongue, you dare - — J.K. Rowling

I think my parents did want me to go to university just in case, but neither my mum or dad went to uni, so they couldn't talk. — Eliza Doolittle

Even if you're a genius and you invent your own language, it doesn't become a language until there are people using it. — Eyvind Kang

But human beings are amazing like that. We're resilient. And Allah tests us with the things we love so that we can return to Him and long for His love, not the love of His creation. That was when I realized that this life isn't meant to be perfect. It's a place for test and examination. The true happiness, the true bliss, will be in the afterlife, Akhirah. That's when I hope to taste pure happiness, with no loss, no tears, ever. — Na'ima B. Robert