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“What a life, you wear it like propriety
What a life, you do it like you really mean it
What a life, I watch it like a scary movie
What a life, what a life, what a life.”

Juliana Hatfield (1967) American guitarist/singer-songwriter and author

"What A Life" · official video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw3vqrBKtf8 Only Everything (1995)

“Beauty can be sad. You're proof of that.
When the damage is done, you're damaged goods.
That's not to say it's not okay.
I wouldn't have it any other way.A heart, a heart that hurts, is a heart, a heart that works.”

Juliana Hatfield (1967) American guitarist/singer-songwriter and author

"Universal Heart-Beat" · official video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMx8FVUgxIM Only Everything (1995)

“We are well-prepared for this summer and autumn. And in view of the mood among our fighters, I can tell you that the situation will undergo a radical change. After the referendum, the activities of the resistance units sharply increased.”

Aslan Maskhadov (1951–2005) Chechen warlord

"Chechnya: Maskhadov speaks out on peace talks, resistance and recent explosions" in Relief Web https://reliefweb.int/report/russian-federation/chechnya-maskhadov-speaks-out-peace-talks-resistance-and-recent-explosions (2 June 2003)

“We are going through hard times now. The enemy is within us but it is invisible. We are one nation, we have one religion but there is no accord between us.”

Aslan Maskhadov (1951–2005) Chechen warlord

"Chechen President Spared Death" in AP https://apnews.com/article/db0ce1f039c1b7edee5c4a16088407a3 (11 April 1999)

“What reliable information can a traitor who has only completed two years of high-school education provide?”

Aslan Maskhadov (1951–2005) Chechen warlord

In a disparaging reference to pro-Moscow then Chechen First Deputy Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov "Chechen Leader Gives Exclusive Interview To RFE/RL" https://www.rferl.org/a/1057844.html (7 March 2005)

“Beyond the confines of my tiny country, my words seem to count for little, just as the anguished cry of my people still astonishingly leaves you mute and deaf. So I will continue to write until the silence is pierced.”

Aslan Maskhadov (1951–2005) Chechen warlord

Excerpts of Open Letter to the Leaders Of G-7 Nations (2002)

“In my small way I have been fighting for years against the systematic faking of history which now goes on.”

George Orwell (1903–1950) English author and journalist

Letter to Frank Barber (15 December 1944)
The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters, George Orwell: As I Please, 1943-1945, Editors: Sonia Orwell, Ian Angus. p. 292.

“I have been a vegetarian all my life, as has my family, including all my dogs. Even when my father, a nonvegetarian, comes home for dinner, he has to eat vegetarian fare.”

Esha Deol (1981) Indian actress

Quoted in "Sexiest Veggies" https://web.archive.org/web/20121001155636/http://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/anupama-verma-sizzles-for-peta-574/slide/10, NDTV.com (1 October 2012).

“Loving the din and people of din is a great thing. However, to focus on the faults of others whilst not assessing one’s own faults is incorrect.”

Hussain Ahmed Madani (1879–1957) 19th century Islamic scholar of India

Hussain Ahmad Madani, Malfuzat Hadrat Madani, p.76 (Delhi: Dar al-Isha‘at, July 1998 ed.) by Mawlana Abu ‘l-Hasan Barah Bankwi

“The blessed age of youth is extremely valuable; adorn it with the pleasant hues of Allah’s remembrance.”

Hussain Ahmed Madani (1879–1957) 19th century Islamic scholar of India

Hussain Ahmad Madani Malfuzat Hadrat Madani, p.83 (Delhi: Dar al-Isha‘at, July 1998 ed.) by Mawlana Abu ‘l-Hasan Barah Bankwi

“I decided to give up meat and fish for ethical reasons. And a vegetarian diet is very healthy for all ages.”

Kim Sharma (1980) Indian actress

"Kim Sharma: New vegan on the block" https://web.archive.org/web/20140113154535/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-12/news-interviews/28205180_1_vegetarian-diet-kim-sharma-bollywood-stars, The Times of India (12 August 2009).

“From the moment when labour can no longer be converted into capital, money, or rent, into a social power capable of being monopolized, i.e., from the moment when individual property can no longer be transformed into bourgeois property, into capital, from that moment, you say individuality vanishes.”

Friedrich Engels book The Communist Manifesto

Manifesto of the Communist Party (1848)

“I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit.”

Kamala Harris (1964) United States Senator from California

26 July 2022 per Katelyn Carelle https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11051105/Kamala-Harris-pronouns-woman-sitting-table-wearing-blue-suit.html 2022, July 2022

“You know we are all responsible for building peace in the world. Respond to blind violence and inhuman hatred with the extraordinary power of love. Forgive those who offend you. Do not let yourselves be dragged into manifestations of nationalism, racism and intolerance.”

Pedro López Quintana (1953) Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See

Dialogue and the extraordinary power of love, antidote to violence and hatred: Papal Nuncio visiting conflict torn states in north east India reminds Christians to be builders of peace (7 November 2005) Fides News Agency http://fides.org/en/news/6082-ASIA_INDIA_Dialogue_and_the_extraordinary_power_of_love_antidote_to_violence_and_hatred_Papal_Nuncio_visiting_conflict_torn_states_in_north_east_India_reminds_Christians_to_be_builders_of_peace

“We want no more airstrikes. No more missile strikes. Is this too much to ask for?”

Olena Zelenska (1978) Ukrainian architect and screenwriter

"Taking spotlight, Ukrainian first lady pleads for more US arms" https://www.kbtx.com/2022/07/20/showing-wars-toll-ukrainian-first-lady-appeals-more-arms/, KPTX/AP, 20 July 2022 Address to the US Congress (20 July 2022)

“A scholar is an adherent of the Sunnah.”

Ashraf Ali Thanwi (1863–1943) Indian Muslim scholar

Ashraf Ali Thānwī, The road to Allāh, p. 7

“The seeking of wealth for a valid reasons is exhorted and is full of significance. Lawful wealth too plays its part in the acquisition of peace of mind, which is an end desired by the religion.”

Ashraf Ali Thanwi (1863–1943) Indian Muslim scholar

Ashraf Ali Thānwī, Hayātul Muslimeen , p.44

“Without the head, man is a dead body. So too, without prayers, all other acts of worship are lifeless.”

Ashraf Ali Thanwi (1863–1943) Indian Muslim scholar

Ashraf Ali Thānwī, Hayātul Muslimeen p.71

“Remembrance creates and strengthens a special bond between man and His Creator.”

Ashraf Ali Thanwi (1863–1943) Indian Muslim scholar

Ashraf Ali Thānwī, Hayātul Muslimeen p.80