Riyaa Quotes & Sayings

All nations agree that ISAF and OEF need to work more closely together, and that when NATO takes over operations throughout the country that there must be unity of command. — James Appathurai

When I was a child, adults would tell me not to make things up, warning me of what would happen if I did. As far as I can tell so far, it seems to involve lots of foreign travel and not having to get up too early in the morning. — Neil Gaiman

But he could smirk at her - and wave too. A flicker of his right fingers and then a tapping of his right palm. — Susan Dennard

Today the demands are for even higher standards in the quality of care, for greater flexibility and convenience in treatment times, and for more prevention through screening and health checks. — Lucy Powell

Toronto is hard to capture in a few strokes. — Michael Helm

Acting humble for people's praise is one of the most dangerous forms of riyaa (showing off). — Omar Suleiman

Did you hear this - Sarah Palin finally heard what happened in Japan and she's demanding that we invade Tsunami. I mean she said, These Tsunamians will not get away with this. Oh speaking of dumb twats, did you ... — Bill Maher

She's had plenty of experience of job loss from the other side in her life, but had never noticed how calculated to cause offence a lot of human-resources-speak actually is. — Alex Marwood

By the grace of God, we two unworthy souls were joined together in holy marriage. Branded by the flames of sin, bowed by the burdens of sin, we came together at the portals of God's house; together we received the Savior's Host from the hand of the priest. Should I now complain if God is testing my faith? Should I now think about anything else but that I am his wife and he is my husband for as long as we both shall live? — Sigrid Undset

A person of riyaa (showing off) has three characteristics : He is lazy when alone, energetic when with others, and increases in his actions when he is praised while decreasing in them when he is criticized. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib

However, despite his average intelligence, he may be classed as a defective delinquent, and for the care and treatment of this class of criminal the state of Pennsylvania has made no provision." Continuing — Tammy Mal

... the very concept of happiness is conditional, a fiction. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

I left school at 16 and my mother got me a job as a trainee wine taster. But one day I followed some girls into St Martin's art school and saw a voluptuous woman sitting on a stool being sketched. I decided to get myself fired. — Malcolm McLaren

People buy a ticket to see your show, so from the moment I get onstage, I can have no insecurities, because they're already there. You have to get people to listen. If they listen, everything's cool. — Afrojack