Abdul's Quotes

#1. In spite of the polls, the fact is that American Muslims are very happy and they thrive in this country. - Author: Feisal Abdul Rauf

#2. Political rhetoric alone does not build a nation unless it is backed by the power of sacrifice, toil and virtue. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#3. My life has been devoted to peacemaking. - Author: Feisal Abdul Rauf

#4. Any organization or any individual that targets civilians and kills them for political agenda is a terrorist organization. - Author: Feisal Abdul Rauf

#5. Smart habitation is an integrated area of villages and a city working in harmony and where the rural and urban divide has reduced to thin line. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#6. Sometimes, it's better to bunk a class and enjoy with friends, because now, when I look back, marks never make me laugh, but memories do. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#7. I miss being a student," said Abdul Wahid. "I miss the passionate discussions with my friends, and most of all the hours among the books. - Author: Helen Simonson

#8. say that a good student could learn more from a bad teacher than a poor - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#9. Dubai's world class physical infrastructure has already established it as a major player in terms of trade, tourism and as the leading conference and exhibition venue in this part of the world. - Author: Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair

#10. As a young citizen of India, armed with technology and love for my nation, I realize, a small aim is a crime. - Author: Abdul Kalam

#11. Failure will never overtake me if my definition to succeed is strong enough - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#12. For me, there is no such thing as a negative experience. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#13. There are many ways to die, one of them is to live. - Author: Abdul Mueed

#14. Wonder why some people tend to see science as something which takes man away from God. As I look at it, the path of science can always wind through the heart. For me, science has always been the path to spiritual enrichment and self-realisation. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#15. With King Abdullah's leadership and his people's trust he can keep the kingdom stable and secure in all its affairs. - Author: Sultan Bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud

#16. I feel like I've always been a full-time historian, but nobody knows it. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#17. Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time. I write for two hours a day, usually starting at midnight; at times, I start at 11. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#18. The disconnect lasted too long. I think people got the idea I was sullen and couldn't communicate, which wasn't true. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#19. People have become educated, but have not become human. - Author: Abdul Sattar Edhi

#20. I think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.' - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#21. In the current environment, we find it very difficult to defend America, and so we keep our silence. Because, to be very frank with you, how can we defend America? - Author: Sultan Bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud

#22. If something is at stake, the human mind gets ignited and the working capacity gets enhanced manifold. This is one of the techniques of building talent. It is important to work hard towards your chosen path - success is more a function of effort than anything else. A - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#23. I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#24. If you lead with passion anything is possible! - Author: Paula Abdul

#25. My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#26. ...Religious wars have never produced the downfall of any religion. - Author: Feisal Abdul Rauf

#27. As Abdul and his family had already learned, the police station was not a place where victimhood was redressed and public safety held dear. It was a hectic bazaar, like many other public institutions in Mumbai, and investigating Kalu's death was not a profit-generating enterprise. - Author: Katherine Boo

#28. I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#29. I was in high school when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled India's flag in New Delhi. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#30. A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#31. There are individuals who are working very hard to promote fear and antagonism towards Islam and Muslims in this country. It's fueled, in part, by the first African-American president that we have. Obama's father was a Muslim and people have used this to arouse hostility against him. - Author: Feisal Abdul Rauf

#32. The constant expansion has diluted the talent. Other than that, it's still the same game. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#33. I'm not exaggerating when I say that the 761st was Patton's best tank unit and nobody knew about it. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#34. You end up becoming who you are by jumping into that circle of fear - that's how it's done. - Author: Paula Abdul

#35. A Muslim is a person who follows Allah's laws without question. Sharia is our law. No interpretation is needed, nor are laws made by men. Allah is the only lawmaker. - Author: Abdul Sattar Abu Risha

#36. If you wish to know how civilized a culture is, look at how they treat it's women. - Author: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

#37. There is love there. And then there's times when I can't even stomach Simon. You don't have to sit next to him. That's all I have to say. - Author: Paula Abdul

#38. Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and parcel of human nature, and it's something we had to prepare for. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#39. India's trade deficit is because of excess of import over exports. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#40. You must build on the resources represented by our young professionals and by our nation's farmers. Without their involvement we cannot succeed. With their involvement we cannot fail.' While - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#41. I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#42. I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#43. I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis. That's not normal, even for my age. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#44. Koran says whoever believes in God in the last day shall be saved. It is a religion whose very name, Islam, comes from the word Shalom, which means peace. It's about establishing peace. We greet each other with peace be upon you, which the Jews do in greeting each other. - Author: Feisal Abdul Rauf

#45. You silly," said Abdul, "those clouds don' mean nothing. I see'd them plenty a'ready. It was jus' coincidence that they was in the sky before Koos an" Piet was drowned."
"Yes," said Kielbiet, "it's nonsense. Have a drink. You'll go fish all right. - Author: Theo Engela

#46. Wherever I go, as long as I get a hot vegetable dish, I am okay. If I am in Gujarat, I have Gujarati food. If it's Shillong, it's northeastern. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#47. A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#48. Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many more like him among today's players. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#49. You don't have to be very possessive to be too possessive in the very early stages of a relationship. If she says she can't see you on a particular date and you ask why, that's probably one question too many. - Author: Abdul'Rauf Hashmi

#50. It is Allah's word just as it is in the Koran. We are also not allowed to translate it. It is unimportant whether what it says is well received or not. We are not allowed to question even a single word. - Author: Abdul Sattar Abu Risha

#51. We are following Allah's word. We believe that humanity's only duty is to honor Allah and his prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. We are implementing what is written in the Koran. If we manage to do so, then of course it will be a success. - Author: Abdul Sattar Abu Risha

#52. When you're a coach you've got to go up the ladder, you've got to be ready to travel. That's the nature of coaching - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#53. In the old days people never bothered about what others did, so long as they were free to do what they liked themselves. Today, one cannot sneeze without being corrected, let alone enjoy oneself. That's what politics have done to our society - Author: Tunku Abdul Rahman

#54. All God's creatures are His family; and he is the most beloved of God who tries to do most good to God's creatures. - Author: Abdul Kalam

#55. What's right with America and what's right with Islam have a lot in common. At their highest levels, both worldviews reflect an enlightened recognition that all of humankind shares a common Creator - that we are, indeed, brothers and sisters. - Author: Feisal Abdul Rauf

#56. Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also. I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His game was attacking the hoop and hitting jumpers inside 20 feet. Kobe's range is unreal, and he does it his way. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#57. The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#58. Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#59. The Holy Prophet Mohammed came into this world and taught us: 'That man is a Muslim who never hurts anyone by word or deed, but who works for the benefit and happiness of God's creatures. Belief in God is to love one's fellow men.' - Author: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

#60. The President's post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#61. Paula Abdul's really impatient to start a family. She says if she has to wait much longer she's going to go crazy-er. - Author: Chelsea Handler

#62. You got guys now declaring they're ready to play pro ball in their second or third year of high school. It's crazy! They're missing so much. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#63. What's brilliant about the United States system of government is separation of power. Not only the executive, legislative, judicial branches, but also the independence of the military from civilians, an independent media and press, an independent central bank. - Author: Feisal Abdul Rauf

#64. I welcome him like I welcome cold sores. He's from England, he's angry and he's got Mad Power Disease. - Author: Paula Abdul

#65. I say you call yourself Goldstein, Silverstein, and Rubinstein because you're stealing all the gold and silver and rubies all over the earth - and it's true, because of your thieving and stealing and roguing, and lying all over the face of the planet earth. - Author: Khalid Abdul Muhammad

#66. God says in the Quran that there is only one true religion, God's religion. It's the same theme that God revealed to all of the prophets, even before Muhammad. - Author: Feisal Abdul Rauf

#67. I'm most proud of the ambulance service. This is emergency work. Many times Edhi ambulances are the first to arrive and save people's lives. I'm very proud of this. - Author: Abdul Sattar Edhi

#68. Well till 50's one must not think of being old - and should be able to run and have fun both ... having few grey means that you have mature approach !! - Author: Abdul'Rauf Hashmi

#69. India can live without nuclear weapons. That's our dream, and it should be the dream of the U.S. also. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#70. In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#71. I read, read enormously on all different fields of Islamic thought, from philosophy to Islamic literature, poetry, exegeses, knowledge of the Hadith, the teachings of the prophet. That's how I trained myself. And then I was appointed imam by a Sufi master from Istanbul, Turkey. - Author: Feisal Abdul Rauf

#72. My parents wanted to name me Karim Hill. My aunt always liked the name Dule, from this actor Keir Dullea, who was in '2001: Space Odyssey.' That's how I got the name Karim Dule Hill. Growing up, I never liked the name Karim because people would ask me, 'Could you dunk like Kareem Abdul Jabbar?' - Author: Dule Hill

#73. The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you're going to beat it. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#74. Everyone is Annawadi talks like this- oh, I will make my child a doctor, a lawyer, and he will make us rich. It's vanity, nothing more. Your little boat goes west and you congratulate yourself, "What a navigator I am!" And then the wind blows you east. -ABDUL'S FATHER, KARAM HUSAIN - Author: Katherine Boo

#75. The thing about the Islamic situation is we don't have a church. We don't have an ordained priesthood, which makes it a little complicated. But we do have a tradition of scholarship, and rules of scholarship. It's very much like any field of knowledge. - Author: Feisal Abdul Rauf

#76. We want to show how hip-hop, which kind of fuels today's basketball stars, is directly related to jazz. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#77. When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#78. I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#79. I have to ask Allah's forgiveness and not get angry, because they come to me out of love, and it's not fitting that I should turn to them in hatred. - Author: Abdul Qadeer Khan

#80. It is every Muslim's duty to fight those of a different belief until only Allah is worshipped around the world. Everybody has the opportunity to accept Allah and to change to the right path. - Author: Abdul Sattar Abu Risha

#81. Saudi Arabia has also changed. People today are connecting with each other all across the world through small gadgets and television. It's a different society. - Author: Sultan Bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud

#82. Whatever's going to happen was already written and no man can change that. - Author: Kareem Abdul Rahman

#83. I got all A's and was hated for it; I spoke correctly and was called a punk. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#84. Who's judging American Idol? Paula Abdul? Paula Abdul judging a singing contest is like Christopher Reeve judging a dance contest! - Author: Chris Rock

#85. It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#86. I love doing what I do. I'm a born mentor. I've launched so many people's careers. I worked hard. - Author: Paula Abdul

#87. - If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means "first Attempt In Learning"
- End is not the end, if fact E.N.D. means "Effort Never Dies"
- If you get No as an answer, remember N.O. means "Next Opportunity".
So Let's be positive. "Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam of feel LIFE - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#88. It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. And many people feel that the Iraq adventure, for example, has been one of our less glorious moments. - Author: Feisal Abdul Rauf

#89. Everyone's life is a page in the human history irrespective of the position he or she holds or the work he or she performs. - Author: Abdul Kalam

#90. My experiment in money exchange was the temptation to set up a bank. The absence of any Islamic banking was also another factor in establishing Al-Rajhi Bank, which is now the world's biggest Islamic lender by market value. - Author: Sulaiman Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi

#91. It's when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that's the time you can work on them. You can help them shape their dreams. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#92. The Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success, and so were the Celtics. It became part of people's sports lore. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#93. There's a ball. There's a hoop. You put the ball through the hoop. That's success. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#94. In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#95. The mining industry's contribution to the GDP varies between 2.25 and 2.5 per cent. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#96. See the flower, how generously it distributes perfume and honey. When it's work is done, it falls away quietly. Try to be like the flower, unassuming despite all it's qualities. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#97. Going into a game against Lew Alcindor [later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar] is like going into a knife fight and finding there's no blade in your handle. - Author: Bill Fitch

#98. Science is global. Einstein's equation, E=mc2, has to reach everywhere. Science is a beautiful gift to humanity, we should not distort it. Science does not differentiate between multiple races. - Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

#99. There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author. - Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#100. Life is a journey. Don't be a passenger - get in the driver's seat and keep your eyes straight ahead. - Author: Abdul Basit