Then why, I asked, is the world so fractured? “Well, you can look at it this way. Would you want the world to all look alike? No. The genius of life is its variety. “Even in our own faith, we have questions and answers, interpretations,
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“The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.”
― Have a Little Faith: A True Story
― Have a Little Faith: A True Story
“When you are measuring life, you are not living it.”
― The Time Keeper
― The Time Keeper
“It's as if our being academic equals means we must be inadequate wives and mothers,' says Noura.
All of these girls have been called 'intimidating' and 'outspoken' by their Muslim counterparts, simply for being themselves. Their accomplishments usually leave men feeling emasculated, they say.
'It's still going to take Muslim men a couple more generations to catch up and realise girls like us want love, not money,' says Ayesha.”
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All of these girls have been called 'intimidating' and 'outspoken' by their Muslim counterparts, simply for being themselves. Their accomplishments usually leave men feeling emasculated, they say.
'It's still going to take Muslim men a couple more generations to catch up and realise girls like us want love, not money,' says Ayesha.”
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“Lovely, isn’t it?” What? “Life,” he said.”
― Have a Little Faith: A True Story
― Have a Little Faith: A True Story
“Then why, I asked, is the world so fractured? “Well, you can look at it this way. Would you want the world to all look alike? No. The genius of life is its variety. “Even in our own faith, we have questions and answers, interpretations, debates. In Christianity, in Catholicism, in other faiths, the same thing—debates, interpretations. That is the beauty. It’s like being a musician. If you found the note, and you kept hitting that note all the time, you would go nuts. It’s the blending of the different notes that makes the music.” The music of what? “Of believing in something bigger than yourself.”
― Have a Little Faith: A True Story
― Have a Little Faith: A True Story
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