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aabukar · 05-04-2007, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Sworn

One that I like is: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions" but I don't know who came up with that one.

Anyone? (no punt intended)

in my religion "Islam" we have a quote for the prophet mohammed who is close to this one but not the same

he says ...and i translate ...
"the road to hell is baved with roses and the road to heaven is baved with thistles "

Freelancer · 05-04-2007, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aabukar

in my religion "Islam" we have a quote for the prophet mohammed who is close to this one but not the same

he says ...and i translate ...
"the road to hell is baved with roses and the road to heaven is baved with thistles "

I'll be honest with you, I never had a high regard for the Islam. Probably because I don't know a lot about it.

This quote shows that the core of the religion understands life, I can relate to it. It seems I've been looking at the outside to much instead of the inside, thank you for sharing that.

Do you understand what I mean?

aabukar · 05-04-2007, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Freelancer

I'll be honest with you, I never had a high regard for the Islam. Probably because I don't know a lot about it.

Thanks for being honest

it is ok we as muslims know that there are unfortunately many myths regarding our religion even among us and this make it difficult for some muslims to understand the religion so what would be the case for others

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Originally Posted by Freelancer

This quote shows that the core of the religion understands life, I can relate to it.

Yup this quote shows that you need to work hard to achieve your goals in other words "nothing worth having comes easy" ... in general Islam says that the core of Islam is how you communicate with others and how you treat all people ... this is another quote by prophet mohammed

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Originally Posted by Freelancer

It seems I've been looking at the outside to much instead of the inside, thank you for sharing that.
Do you understand what I mean?

honestly .. I am not sure if i understand the last part well .. sorry

but i think you mean that you have been basing your openion about this religion from outside instead of looking deeper am i right

thank you alot for sharing that i really appreciate it

Freelancer · 05-04-2007, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by aabukar

Thanks for being honest

it is ok we as muslims know that there are unfortunately many myths regarding our religion even among us and this make it difficult for some muslims to understand the religion so what would be the case for others

.

Yes thats very unfortunate for sure, its the same with many religions I'm affraid. People that practice them project there own problems onto them and twist it into something else.

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Yup this quote shows that you need to work hard to achieve your goals in other words "nothing worth having comes easy" ... in general Islam says that the core of Islam is how you communicate with others and how you treat all people ... this is another quote by prophet mohammed

...

The more I discover about each religion the more I think that every religions core message is one of peace and communication. How interesting that we managed to twist the message so effectively...

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honestly .. I am not sure if i understand the last part well .. sorry

but i think you mean that you have been basing your openion about this religion from outside instead of looking deeper am i right

Yes exactly, I have been basing it upon clothing/media and talk from other people. Lately I've been making efforts to try to understand the core message and looking past the 'fluff'. This doesn't mean I agree with a lot of things religion stands for but I start to understand why they are doing it.

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thank you alot for sharing that i really appreciate it

No problem and thank you for sharing as well. Wait I think I already mentioned that, well I guess it doesn't hurt to say twice.

aabukar · 05-04-2007, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Freelancer

Yes thats very unfortunate for sure, its the same with many religions I'm affraid. People that practice them project there own problems onto them and twist it into something else.

The more I discover about each religion the more I think that every religions core message is one of peace and communication. How interesting that we managed to twist the message so effectively...

Yes exactly, I have been basing it upon clothing/media and talk from other people. Lately I've been making efforts to try to understand the core message and looking past the 'fluff'. This doesn't mean I agree with a lot of things religion stands for but I start to understand why they are doing it.

No problem and thank you for sharing as well. Wait I think I already mentioned that, well I guess it doesn't hurt to say twice.

Cant agree with you more ..... i think 100% the same as you

People that practice religions project there own problems onto them and twist it into something else. after all the core for all religions is peace and communication

Freelancer · 05-04-2007, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by aabukar

Cant agree with you more ..... i think 100% the same as you

People that practice religions project there own problems onto them and twist it into something else. after all the core for all religions is peace and communication

haha awesome, I never expected to find a muslim that shared some of my beliefs. Guess my worldview is still very limited haha.

aabukar · 05-04-2007, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Freelancer

haha awesome, I never expected to find a muslim that shared some of my beliefs. Guess my worldview is still very limited haha.

loooooool well ... all my muslim friends think like me so you can add at least another 30 muslims to you as well

Freelancer · 05-04-2007, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by aabukar

loooooool well ... all my muslim friends think like me so you can add at least another 30 muslims to you as well

haha awesome, kinda interesting that christianity is much more closed minded. I don't think a lot of us would admit that most people are doing this. haha guess I projected that onto muslims as well.

This is turning into a chat

aabukar · 05-04-2007, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Freelancer

This is turning into a chat

loool i think so

and on both this thread and the "future net worth" one

Freelancer · 05-04-2007, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by aabukar

loool i think so

and on both this thread and the "future net worth" one

Yeah indeed, perhaps a better idea to take this towards a private chat and not bother the forum any longer?

aabukar · 05-04-2007, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Freelancer

Yeah indeed, perhaps a better idea to take this towards a private chat and not bother the forum any longer?

yup i agree

Kayceezharold · 05-04-2007, 01:07 PM

My favorite role models once said...

"Jump, and grow your wings on the way down!"

"Not taking risk is a habit, taking risks is a lifestyle!"

"It takes teamwork, to make your dream work!"

-------------

Kayceezharold
Earn As You Learn!
The World Thru Kayceez Eyes

ramZsax · 06-14-2007, 12:20 AM

"When you do things with limited beliefs, they manifest limited results"
-Kenny Werner, Jazz Piano player

I really like this quote, and it had a huge effect on me becuase I read this WAY before I had even heard of about Intention Manifestation or LoA.

Max Power · 06-14-2007, 01:00 AM

There are no rules, but you break them at your peril

There are rules, some can be bent, some broken, begin.

Life is what happens to you, when you're not paying attention.

I create, therefore I am.

Peek · 06-14-2007, 10:42 AM

We either find a way, or we make it
---Hannibal--

JohnPlace · 06-15-2007, 07:55 PM

One of my favorite quotes from Abraham Maslow is, “A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.”

Also from Maslow: "The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short."

Dusty · 06-16-2007, 06:19 AM

"Life expands in proportion to one's courage."
-Anais Nin

"I am a hole in a flute that the Christ's breath moves through. Listen to this music."
-Sufi master Hafiz

ageofz · 06-16-2007, 07:01 AM

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"
-Wayne Gretsky

ZenFender · 06-16-2007, 07:03 AM

"Why do we fall Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up again." -Batman Begins

"We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." -Victor Frankl

"Love, and do what you will." -Saint Augustine

"Life's a joke. Take it too seriously and the joke's on you!" -Anon.

amatracey · 06-16-2007, 09:16 AM

I am a Carl Roger's fan I really like is by him.

"Yet the paradoxical aspect of my experience is that the more I am simply willing to be myself, in all this complexity of life and the more I am willing to understand and accept the realities in myself and in the other person, the more change seems to be stirred up.
It is a very paradoxical thing - that to the degree that each one of us is willing to be himself, then he finds not only himself changing; but he finds the other people to whom he relates are also changing"

ashok · 02-09-2009, 05:29 AM

Hi,

I post some of my personal quotes here ... tell me if you like it ...

"The major problem in solving a problem is to stick with those people who haven't solved the problem themselves."

"Death is nature's way of motivating us to do something meaningful before life expires"

"Life is very boring if you follow protocols. Life is productive but not interesting if you follow a routine. Life is a standstill if you dont speak to living beings"

- Ashok

Terri Powell · 07-22-2009, 06:37 PM

"Nothing and no one is greater than or lesser than the self." -The Wonders

"Nothing and no one can harm you unless you choose to allow it." -The Wonders

(which is similar to Eleanor Roosevelt's comment "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent" but far vaster.)

Great quotes friends, thanks for sharing.

kattsand · 07-22-2009, 07:27 PM

Uh oh this is hard.

"I'm not black but there's a whole lot of times I wish I could say I'm not white" - Frank Zappa

"When I go to work I don't get mad, I get payed" - Mr. Chi-City's father

Maxwell Jennings · 07-24-2009, 05:34 AM

"I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous - if they aver that doubt is a crime, then I attack them one and all, because they enslave the minds of men." -- Robert G. Ingersoll

"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action." -- George Washington

"A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend upon the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the measure as I have received and am still receiving." -- Albert Einstein

Andyee · 07-24-2009, 09:41 AM

Multi multa; nemo omnia novit - A lot knows a lot, but nobody knows everything(or something like that)

findinginspiration · 07-24-2009, 06:52 PM

I love the quotes in my signature and ..."I think, therefore I am"

I enjoy quotes in general - lot's of good ones out there that provide inspiration

GlobalMind · 07-24-2009, 07:28 PM

Quotations helped me go thru the most difficult times in my life.

One of my favorites is in my signature.

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity".

I'm always preparing myself, learning, improving, growing... it's amazing how many opportunities I get... I consider myself a very lucky guy!

ttt · 11-12-2009, 10:43 AM

I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may, -- light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful. -John Constable, painter (1776-1837)

Manuel · 11-12-2009, 06:20 PM

“Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them.”
- R. Buckminster Fuller

’The last time I was inside a woman was when I was inside the Statue of Liberty.”
-Woody Allen

EastcoastMan · 11-12-2009, 06:32 PM

Hey guys here are some of my favorite quotes. I have a text file and books with hundreds of them. Enjoy.

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.
Les Brown

"The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability."
Henry Ford, carmaker

The true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience but how he stands at times of controversy and challenges.
Martin Luther King Jr.

"No matter how bad someone has it, there are others who have it worse. Remembering that makes life a lot easier and allows you to take pleasure in the blessings you have been given."
Lou Holtz

"Remember, happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think."
Dale Carnegie, Author

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
Muhammad Ali

Of all the "Attitudes" we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing.

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Peek Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Guangzhou China Posts: 269	Qoute We either find a way, or we make it ---Hannibal--

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ashok Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 7	My personal quote - tell me if you like it Hi, I post some of my personal quotes here ... tell me if you like it ... "The major problem in solving a problem is to stick with those people who haven't solved the problem themselves." "Death is nature's way of motivating us to do something meaningful before life expires" "Life is very boring if you follow protocols. Life is productive but not interesting if you follow a routine. Life is a standstill if you dont speak to living beings" - Ashok

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GlobalMind Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 14	I have a wall full of quotations! Quotations helped me go thru the most difficult times in my life. One of my favorites is in my signature. "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity". I'm always preparing myself, learning, improving, growing... it's amazing how many opportunities I get... I consider myself a very lucky guy!

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Manuel Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 473	my favorites “Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them.” - R. Buckminster Fuller ’The last time I was inside a woman was when I was inside the Statue of Liberty.” -Woody Allen

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Kayceezharold Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Carissa Park, Singapore Posts: 31	My favorite role models once said... "Jump, and grow your wings on the way down!" "Not taking risk is a habit, taking risks is a lifestyle!" "It takes teamwork, to make your dream work!" ------------- Kayceezharold Earn As You Learn! The World Thru Kayceez Eyes

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ramZsax Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 9	"When you do things with limited beliefs, they manifest limited results" -Kenny Werner, Jazz Piano player I really like this quote, and it had a huge effect on me becuase I read this WAY before I had even heard of about Intention Manifestation or LoA.

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Max Power Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Inside the Container Posts: 1,543	There are no rules, but you break them at your peril There are rules, some can be bent, some broken, begin. Life is what happens to you, when you're not paying attention. I create, therefore I am.

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JohnPlace Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 332	One of my favorite quotes from Abraham Maslow is, “A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.” Also from Maslow: "The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short."

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Dusty Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 97	"Life expands in proportion to one's courage." -Anais Nin "I am a hole in a flute that the Christ's breath moves through. Listen to this music." -Sufi master Hafiz

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ageofz Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 13	"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" -Wayne Gretsky

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ZenFender Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 33	"Why do we fall Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up again." -Batman Begins "We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." -Victor Frankl "Love, and do what you will." -Saint Augustine "Life's a joke. Take it too seriously and the joke's on you!" -Anon.

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amatracey Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4	I am a Carl Roger's fan I really like is by him. "Yet the paradoxical aspect of my experience is that the more I am simply willing to be myself, in all this complexity of life and the more I am willing to understand and accept the realities in myself and in the other person, the more change seems to be stirred up. It is a very paradoxical thing - that to the degree that each one of us is willing to be himself, then he finds not only himself changing; but he finds the other people to whom he relates are also changing"

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Terri Powell Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 7	"Nothing and no one is greater than or lesser than the self." -The Wonders "Nothing and no one can harm you unless you choose to allow it." -The Wonders (which is similar to Eleanor Roosevelt's comment "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent" but far vaster.) Great quotes friends, thanks for sharing.

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kattsand Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 126	Uh oh this is hard. "I'm not black but there's a whole lot of times I wish I could say I'm not white" - Frank Zappa "When I go to work I don't get mad, I get payed" - Mr. Chi-City's father

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Maxwell Jennings Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 126	"I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous - if they aver that doubt is a crime, then I attack them one and all, because they enslave the minds of men." -- Robert G. Ingersoll "Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action." -- George Washington "A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend upon the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the measure as I have received and am still receiving." -- Albert Einstein

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Andyee Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 107	Multi multa; nemo omnia novit - A lot knows a lot, but nobody knows everything(or something like that)

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findinginspiration Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 114	I love the quotes in my signature and ..."I think, therefore I am" I enjoy quotes in general - lot's of good ones out there that provide inspiration

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ttt Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 169	I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may, -- light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful. -John Constable, painter (1776-1837)

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EastcoastMan Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eastern Canada Posts: 32	Hey guys here are some of my favorite quotes. I have a text file and books with hundreds of them. Enjoy. Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. Les Brown "The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability." Henry Ford, carmaker The true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience but how he stands at times of controversy and challenges. Martin Luther King Jr. "No matter how bad someone has it, there are others who have it worse. Remembering that makes life a lot easier and allows you to take pleasure in the blessings you have been given." Lou Holtz "Remember, happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think." Dale Carnegie, Author He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. Muhammad Ali Of all the "Attitudes" we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing.

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