#gr

People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old. ↗

— Billie Joe Armstrong

#damned #day #discover #grown #might

You can do gross-out until the cows come home but if there isn't something to balance it, then it's not going to work at all. ↗

— Curtis Armstrong

#come #cows #going #gross-out #home

Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a man dying in a devastating, disgraceful, helpless death. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#death #devastating #disgraceful #dying #helpless

Even before 9/11 I was gripped by a sense of dread: our lack of criticism about what we were doing in the Middle East - the slagging off of a whole religious tradition. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#before #criticism #doing #dread #east

The riskiest thing you can do is get greedy. ↗

— Lance Armstrong

#greedy #thing #you

In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were not permitted to carry weapons, to swat an insect or speak an angry word, a discipline that introduced them to a new way of living. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#any #carry #city #discipline #forbidden

It's a great event to get outside and enjoy nature. I find it very exciting no matter how many times I see bald eagles. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#eagles #enjoy #event #exciting #find

The hajj is one of the five essential practices of Islam; when they make the pilgrimage to Mecca, Muslims ritually act out the central principles of their faith. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#central #essential #faith #five #islam

Nobody needs to cry for me. I'm going to be great. ↗

— Lance Armstrong

#cry #going #great #i #me

Al Jolson was one of the greatest entertainers who ever lived. ↗

— Desi Arnaz

#entertainers #ever #greatest #lived #who