Kabah Quotes & Sayings

I was born, so that the whole world could be a spectatorOf my triumph or my doom ... — Mikhail Lermontov

The war for peace can destroy the whole world. — Debasish Mridha

Some people give gifts in order to bewilder, confuse, and manipulate their recipients. — Mallory Ortberg

What we were concerned about - what seems to be happening now - is volcanoes, — Susan Beth Pfeffer

What a terrible thing war is, what a terrible thing! — Leo Tolstoy

Trade and religion were thus inextricably combined in Mecca. The pilgrimage to Mecca was the climax of the suq cycle, and the Quraysh reconstructed the cult and architecture of the sanctuary so that it became a spiritual center for all the Arab tribes. Even though the Bedouin were not much interested in the gods, each tribe had its own presiding deity, usually represented by a stone effigy. The Quraysh collected the totems of the tribes that belonged to their confederacy and installed them in the Haram so that the tribesmen could only worship their patronal deities when they visited Mecca. The sanctity of the Kabah was thus essential to the success and survival of the Quraysh, and their competitors understood this. — Karen Armstrong

Blackmail is one of the great pastimes of family life. — Mason Cooley

I try to use public transport, always. — Theo James

I will work for Bulgaria's strategic choice - Bulgaria's membership in the European Union and NATO. I think it is also extremely important to revive Bulgaria's relations with Russia, Ukraine and other strategic partners. — Georgi Parvanov