Hamza Charlemagne

“لقد رفض الغرب منذ ثلاثة عشر قرنا التراث العربي الإسلامي الذي كان يمكنه، وما زال في وسعه، ليس فحسب أن يصالحه مع تراثات العالم الأخرى، ولكن أن يساعده على الوعي بأبعاد الإنسانية والإلهية التي بُتِر (الغرب) عنها بتطويره من جانب واحد لإرادة القوة فيه على الطبيعة والبشر.
ذلك أن الإسلام لم يُكمِل ويخصًّب وينشر فحسب أقدم وأسمى الثقافات: ثقافة الصين والهند، ثقافة الفرس واليونان، والإسكندرية وبيزنظة، وإنما نفخ في أمبراطوريات مفككة وحضارات مشرفة على الموت، روح حياة جماعية جديدة وأعاد إلى البشر وإلى مجتمعاتهم أبعادها الإنسانية والإلهية بنوع خاص من التسامي والتوحيد، كما أعاد انطلاقا من ذلك الإيمان البسيط والقوى الحميدة لإحياء العلوم والفنون، الحكمة الإشراقية، والقوانين. وقد برزت ملامح يقظة الغرب الأولى في إسبانيا الإسلامية قبل أربعة قرون من يقظته في إيطاليا...”
― روجيه جارودي

“Geeks = Know more about computers than their computer teacher, so everyone comes to them for computer problems.
Nerds = Have no life and only worries about school, no one talks to them.
Jocks = Know a lot about sports but not much else.
Geek's Wife: Completely depend on the geek for tech support. Tend to be pretty good looking.
Nerd's Wife: nonexistent
Jock's Wife: only there for money, most likely having an affair with another jock

See Geeks are the best!”
― Hamza Charlemagne

“You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though EVERYBODY is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.”
― Mandy Hale, The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence

“They will hate you if you are beautiful. They will hate you if you are successful. They will hate you if you are right. They will hate you if you are popular. They will hate you when you get attention. They will hate you when people in their life like you. They will hate you if you worship a different version of their God. They will hate you if you are spiritual. They will hate you if you have courage. They will hate you if you have an opinion. They will hate you when people support you. They will hate you when they see you happy. Heck, they will hate you while they post prayers and religious quotes on Pinterest and Facebook. They just hate. However, remember this: They hate you because you represent something they feel they don’t have. It really isn’t about you. It is about the hatred they have for themselves. So smile today because there is something you are doing right that has a lot of people thinking about you.”
― Shannon L. Alder