quotes about Elegy

“The thing that's fascinating about portraiture is that nobody is alike.”

“Most people want nothing to happen. That is the problem with governments these days. They want to do things all the time; they are always very busy thinking of what things they can do next. That is not what people want. People want to be left alone to look after their cattle.”

Source : Alexander McCall Smith (2008). “The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency”, p.25, Hachette UK

“My father realised that for me to become a publisher in his firm would have been the end of the firm!”

“Nursing is great for so many reasons, but there is one reason that means more than any poll results, amount of money, or job security: Nurses make a difference.”

“Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell.”

“I'd rather be called a boy and play with paper airplanes than be called a man and play with a girl's heart.”

“This phantom world gave you false signs But you turned from the illusion and journeyed to the land of truth.”

“There is no room for play in Islam ... It is deadly serious about everything.”

Source : "Man Of The Year: Portrait of an Ascetic Despot", content.time.com. January 7, 1980.

“It makes a great difference in our feeling towards others if their needs and their joys are on our lips in prayer; as also it makes a vast difference in their feelings towards us if they know that we are in the habit of praying for them.”

“No one in the Emirates is above the law and accountability.”