M. Ali Quotes

Mrs. [Indira] Gandhi can rightly boast of having won a war, but if she won it, she should first of all thank Yahya Khan and his gang of illiterate psychopaths.

Pakistan was once called the most allied ally of the United States. We are now the most non-allied.

I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.

In a well-functioning democracy, the state constitution is considered more important than God's holy book, whichever holy book that may be, and God matters only in your private life.

I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.

Home is the place you can go when you're whipped.

I was not created to be occupied by eating delicious foods like tied up cattle.

I don't look like no kiwi bird

The U.S. should come out openly and say to the world, "We are the only imperial power, and we're going to rule you, and if you don't like it you can lump it."

The more we help others, the more we help ourselves

I'm not trying to minimize things; I'm trying to bring them back to reality.

In order to spend out our time (life) we sell some of this time. We work for someone, we labour. In freedom we do slavery.

The world is ancient, but it has not lost its newness.

My first experience in the Netherlands was very pleasant, extremely pleasant. I mean, I got my residence permit, refugee status, within four weeks of arrival. People treated me extremely well.

In the big leagues everyone has ability. It always comes down to mind games. Who ever is more mentally strong-wins.

If you're passionate about something, you believe in it, then you have to be consistent. And you have to put in the hard work that it takes to be successful.

Only last week I murdered a rock, injured a stone and hospitalized a brick.

Nusrat is one of the greatest singers of our time. When his singing takes off, his voice embodies soulfulness and sprituality like no other.

Associating with the wise and the knowledgeable people adds to the prestige of a person.

When wisdom reaches the acme of perfection, it will suppress the vicious instincts and injurious desires.

I'm albino, my family is white, but I was really raised, and taught my important life lessons, by the black community.

He who guards his secrets retains control in his own hands

I'm going to show you how great I am!

There's only one man really responsible for those events - Yahya Khan. Both he and his advisers were so drunk with power and corruption they'd even forgotten the honor of the army.

The people that I admire have a wonderful balance of self-belief and humility.

If we cannot agree, let us at any rate agree to differ, but let us part as friends.

To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere and always be working on your craft while waiting for your break.

Let me alone, and go in search of someone else.

In order every one in our homeland learns principles of democracy and the peaceful transition of power, and in order to stabilize and develop multiple choices in democratic practice.

My friend, the Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, was murdered in 2004 for having been insufficiently reverent toward Islam.

There are different versions of Islam... it is meaningless to claim to speak in the name of a ‘real’ Islam.

I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.

I'm so mean I make medicine sick!

People are increasingly beginning to feel that democracy itself is being destroyed by this latest phase of globalization and that politics doesn't matter because it changes nothing.

I see no difference between Islam and Islamism. Islam is defined as submission to the will of Allah, as it is described in the Koran. Islamism is just Islam in its most pure form.

No matter what job you have, even when it's one you love, it's important to take some time away, both mentally and physically, to regroup, refresh and regain good, positive energy.

For Pakistan, Kashmir represents the infeasibility of secular nationalism and underscores the need for an Islamic theocracy in the subcontinent.

I don't care how stylish something is if it doesn't flatter me.

I don't have to be what you want me to be.

One comes, and one goes. Basically, what you leave behind is the record.

The one from among the Muslims who recites the Qur'an but in the end finds his way to hell, is considerd to be among those that have taken the word of Allah in jest.

Spirituality is recognizing the divine light that is within us all. It doesn't belong to any particular religion; it belongs to everyone

Hold tight to the mentality of being a student, meaning hold on to curiosity and approach life as a student.

Knowledge is of two kinds: that which is absorbed and that which is heard. And that which is heard does not profit if it is not absorbed.

My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.

Big, sweeping life changes really boil down to small, everyday decisions.

I always hope to be a better person tomorrow than today.

Every government, every country, has the right to exercise force when necessary.

I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.

Books mean all possibilities. They mean moving out of yourself, losing yourself, dying of thirst and living to your full. They mean everything.