#eli

Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future. ↗

— Frank Herbert

#myth #often #partakes #progress #religion

Islam is not man's ultimate justification to do as he pleases--it is, instead, a religion built on reason and evidence. If each of us asks the ustaz for the causes of his religious opinions, then we should, by doing so, help realise the principles of Islam and thus improve intellectual discussion in our own community. ↗

— Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin

#religion #thought #religion

When I went off to the army when I was 17 years old, I believed in America and the rights of freedom. But today I believe my government is lying to the American people and that my president, George Bush, is a criminal. ↗

— Jack Herer

#american #american people #army #believe #believed

Many artists and writers have used cannabis for creative stimulation - from the writers of the world's religious masterpieces to our most irreverent satirists. ↗

— Jack Herer

#creative #irreverent #many #masterpieces #most

The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead. ↗

— Jack Nicholson

#dead #i #i believe #learning #minute

If the business community and political elite want to go to war they find it easy to mobilize domestic consent. ↗

— Edward S. Herman

#business community #community #consent #domestic #easy

For me, I think that I don't like feeling pressure from outside sources. I'd rather put the pressure on myself and push myself to do it as good as I can. ↗

— Jay Hernandez

#good #i #i can #i think #like

A man calumniated is doubly injured - first by him who utters the calumny, and then by him who believes it. ↗

— Herodotus

#calumny #doubly #first #him #injured

I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it. ↗

— Herodotus

#believe #bound #case #every #i

The songs keep on writing themselves, and I really love them. It's as close as I get to a religion. ↗

— Kristin Hersh

#get #i #keep #love #really