Sami Ansari

“Change your language and you change your thoughts.”
― Karl Albrecht

“I find myself a powerful monarch, the shadow of G-d on earth. I have seen that he bestows the blessings of his gracious providence upon all his creatures without distinction…. With all of the human race, with all of G-ds creatures I am at peace: why then should I permit myself to be the cause of molestation or aggression to any one?”
― Akbar the Great

“It’s one that is stripped of the unnecessary, to
make room for that which gives you joy.
It’s a removal of clutter in all its forms,
leaving you with peace and freedom and
lightness.
A minimalist eschews the mindset of more, of
acquiring and consuming and shopping, of
bigger is better, of the burden of stuff.
A minimalist instead embraces the beauty of
less, the aesthetic of spareness, a life of
contentedness in what we need and what
makes us truly happy.
A minimalist realizes that acquiring stuff
doesn’t make us happy. That earning more
and having more are meaningless. That
filling your life with busy-ness and
freneticism isn’t desirable, but something to
be avoided.
A minimalist values quality, not quantity, in
all forms.”
― Leo Babauta

“I see a swirl in the core. There is a pilgrimage in my glass. They bang their beers. They say things with I’s and S’s and I’s and S’s. They say 9s and 11s and Bins and Ladins. They say bombs and attacks and terrors and terrorism. They say there’s a glass in your hand, you must be one of the ‘moderates’. They say, but I have been.
I have been to Mecca. I have seen Muslims. I have felt Muslim. I have felt Muslim in Mecca. I have felt Muslim in bars. I have felt Muslim in bed with her. I have felt Muslim everywhere. I have felt human everywhere. I am a human.”
― Mohamed Kassem