Al Junayd Quotes

#1. Paraphrased: The way of al-Junayd includes among other things abstaining constantly from resisting God Most High in whatever happens to one, whether good or bad ...

Ibn Ata Allah

#2. It wouldn't be New Year's if I didn't have regrets.

William Thomas

#3. The Prophet's character was termed tremendous because his concern was for God alone.

Imam Junayd Al-Baghdadi

#4. Never question the power of one! Throughout history it has been the actions of only one person who has in inspired the movement of change.

Steve Maraboli

#5. The advantage that hospitals have over other institutions is that hospitals are community-based. You can't outsource your work; you can't move your emergency department to Pakistan.

Mark Shields

#6. Hazel grew up - did four years in grammar school, four years in reform school, and didn't learn a thing in either place. Reform schools are supposed to teach viciousness and criminality but Hazel didn't pay enough attention.

John Steinbeck

#7. There wasn't much white people would allow us to do in those days. You could be a schoolteacher or an athlete to get away from the manual labor and servant-type jobs, but there wasn't much else they were going to allow you [to] do.

Hank Aaron

#8. When we scratch the wound and give into our addictions we do not allow the wound to heal.

Pema Chodron