Jordy

“If change is to come-as it must-it needs to be from within an Islamic framework and introduced by Muslims who have credibility within their own society.”
― Akbar Ahmed, Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization

“The more government takes in taxes, the less incentive people have to work. What coal miner or assembly-line worker jumps at the offer of overtime when he knows Uncle Sam is going to take sixty percent or more of his extra pay? . . . Any system that penalizes success and accomplishment is wrong. Any system that discourages work, discourages productivity, discourages economic progress, is wrong. If, on the other hand, you reduce tax rates and allow people to spend or save more of what they earn, they’ll be more industrious; they’ll have more incentive to work hard, and money they earn will add fuel to the great economic machine that energizes our national progress. The result: more prosperity for all—and more revenue for government.4”
― Donald Trump, Time to Get Tough: Make America Great Again!

“Acts of conscience are always motivated by loyalty to a conviction, but they usually demand defiance of other loyalties.”
― Allison Stanger, Whistleblowers: Honesty in America from Washington to Trump

“He dreamed of amassing musicians from all over the world in Woodstock and they would sit in a field in a circle and play and play. It didn't matter what key or tempo or what melody, they would keep on playing through their discordance until they found a common language.”
― Patti Smith, Just Kids