Hasan Al Basri Quotes

#1. A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than can a field, however fertile, without cultivation.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

#2. So it's not a matter of the military lying to the press, but it's the job of the military to deny the press any information that will provide aid and comfort to the enemy.

David Hackworth

#3. Because no matter how far you may travel, you are what you are, and even when you are flying at thrilling new heights, circling the sun and thinking you belong in the halo of that perfect golden light, you do not. The wings always melt, and you always crash-land in your same old self.

Jeff Lindsay

#4. The world is 3 days: As for yesterday, it has vanished along with all that was in it. As for tomorrow, you may never see it. As for today, it is yours, so work on it.

Al-Hasan Al-Basri

#5. For this world has neither worth nor weight with God; so slight it is, it weighs not with God so much as a pebble or a single clod of earth; as I am told, God has created nothing more hateful to Him than this world, and from the day He created it He has not looked upon it, so much He hates it.

Al-Hasan Al-Basri

#6. Lightness of movement is the cardinal demand one has to make on a dancer.

Frank Thiess

#7. Verily, Allah lets [a person] enjoy a blessing for as long as He wills. But when He is no longer thanked for it, He turns it into a punishment.

Al-Hasan Al-Basri

#8. Whiskey and Beer are a man's worst enemies... but the man that runs away from his enemies is a coward!

Zeca Pagodinho

#9. Despite my best efforts, I'm not quite perfect. Let's just say I'm like one of those Hopi blankets where they leave a tiny flaw so as to not affront the Lord.

Jen Lancaster

#10. Do not detest the misfortunes that befall you, for what you detest may be the cause of your salvation and what you like may be the cause of your ruin.

Al-Hasan Al-Basri

#11. I was tough. I used everything to my advantage. I could be very ruthless.

Leon Uris

#12. 1. Be on time. 2. Never criticize a teammate. 3. Never use profanity.

John Wooden

#13. We're fortunate enough to live on a planet that's bathed in thousands of times more energy than we use and that's stocked with thousands of times more water, raw materials, and even food-growing potential than we need.

Ramez Naam

#14. Topeka Lutheran and Topeka Technical College are also closed, as is KU at Lawrence.

Stephen King

#15. We understand tornadoes scientifically, but it still feels supernatural. The randomness makes it feel supernatural.

Michael Koryta

#16. Our collective experience has shown that when women have the power to make their own choices, good things happen.

Madeleine Albright

#17. You are nothing but a number of days, and whenever a day passes away, a part of you passes away

Al-Hasan Al-Basri