Karamna Quotes

#1. We should not fool ourselves. When the Quran says wa la qad karamna Bani Adam ["we have honored the Children of Adam"] so yes we should all be free but this should not mean that we must act against the dignity of human beings.

Tariq Ramadan

#2. I'd love to have a room full of taxidermy. I'd be devastated if my cat, Archimedes, ever died. I was debating the other day with a friend whether I should stuff him, but don't know whether he would end up looking like himself. I'd be really sad if he looked strange.

Tuppence Middleton

#3. I've said this before, that, when you're in school and you're the class clown, men are really good at making fun at other people and women are really good at making fun of themselves.

Amy Poehler

#4. Some of the best ideas come from sheer discovery, and not by some masterminded, preconceived genius.

Spike Jonze

#5. My job as an author is to tell the story in the best way possible, to make it flow seamlessly and get the reader to keep turning the page.

Patrick Carman

#6. When I see a dolphin, I know it's just as smart as I am.

Captain Beefheart

#7. With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea.

Laurence Binyon