Ibaad Quotes

#1. The five basic tenets of Islam continue onto the sixth for me. Huquq-ul-Ibaad, or humanitarianism. That it is not proclaimed as obligatory has deeper meaning; as right or wrong are left to human initiatives, its importance would be lost if forced.
-Edhi, A Mirror To The Blind

Tehmina Durrani

#2. The vital accessories to my work are my reference books, such as the complete Shakespeare and a prayer book, and a large refuse bin.

Beryl Bainbridge

#3. People respond to political characters in archetypal ways. A fun game is to think of a politician and ask, "Which god is that? Are they like Aries? Are they like Athena?"

Zephyr Teachout

#4. I try not to have actors in mind when I write because the tendency then is to be influenced by either their last performance or your favourite of their performances.

Christopher Nolan

#5. I've learned to let things roll off my back.

Leighton Meester

#6. You're not a thing in the dark," Kelly said under his breath.
"No." Nick clutched his fingers tighter. "But I can be."
Kelly stared at him for a long time, nodding, blue-gray eyes turning to quartz granite. "Then we'll be things in the dark together.

Abigail Roux

#7. When you have passionate fans, they feel like they're a part of your career.

Drake

#8. I grew up with the idea of the cyborg and the robot, but at the same time I felt this intense disconnection between the things I was engaged with and inspired by in terms of fun and play. It seemed like paintings and drawings were so static.

Aaron Koblin

#9. My father is an atheist. My mother is Buddhist. They encouraged my siblings and me to take the best part of other religions to make our own belief system.

Winona Ryder

#10. In the old legends, Arachne had gotten into trouble because of pride. She'd bragged about her tapestries being better than Athena's, which had led to Mount Olympus's first reality TV punishment program: 'So You Think You Can Weave Better Than a Goddess?' Arachne had lost in a big way.

Rick Riordan

#11. Afrikaner women are lower than rats, closer related to plants, just fit enough to be raped in an act of genus preservation.

Nadine Gordimer

#12. I dove on those papers like Sherlock Holmes on a cappuccino binge.

Jordan Sonnenblick