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I accept that there are multitudes seeking God, seeking meaning, and so on, but if they reject atheism, I would rather they became modern-day Catholics or Jews than that they became Muslims. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

God Jews Muslims Atheism Would Seeking Rather Accept Became Catholics Than Modern-Day Meaning Multitudes Reject

Liberal capitalism is not perfect, but compared to the other 'isms,' it's far superior. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Capitalism Not Perfect Superior Other Liberal Perfect Far Compared

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. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

In Holland I have seen well-meaning, principled people blinded by multiculturalism, overwhelmed by the imperative to be sensitive and respectful of immigrant culture, while ignoring criminal abuse of women and girls. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

The problem is that those of us who were born into Islam and who don't want to live according to scripture - we don't have what the Jews have, which is a rabbinical tradition that allows you to ask questions. We also don't have the church tradition that the Christians have. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

I come from a world where the word 'trauma' doesn't exist, because we are too poor. I didn't have an easy life compared to the average European. But compared to the average African, it wasn't all that bad. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Life World Word Too Bad Easy Come Because Exist African Where Poor Average European Trauma Compared

No one in the American Enterprise imposes their beliefs. We clash, and I think that's what the West is all about. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Think Enterprise Clash About No-One West American Beliefs

There's peacetime and there's wartime, and you don't need polarization on wartime issues. You need polarization on all other issues. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

You Other Polarization Issues Wartime Peacetime Need

Christians - at least Christians in a liberal democracy - have accepted, after Thomas Hobbes, that they must obey the secular rule of law; that there must be a separation of church and state. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Democracy Obey Law Church Secular Separation Liberal State Thomas Liberal Democracy Rule Rule Of Law Church And State Must Accepted Least Hobbes After Christians

I personally love electronic music specifically because it has the rhythm, the kick, the thump - it has energy. Bakermat

Love Music Energy Kick Because Rhythm Personally Electronic Electronic Music Specifically

I don't really have a favorite genre. I could listen to a rock song, a metal song, jazz, pop music, whatever. For me, whatever style it is, it always depends on the chord progression, the lyrics, and the melody used. Bakermat

To play vinyl onstage is not my thing. For me, vinyl is for home listening. Bakermat

Home Me Listening Onstage Play Thing Vinyl

If someone wants to make very, very original music that no one has ever heard before, you shouldn't know anything about music. It just narrows you down, you know? Bakermat

Music You Before Down About Someone No-One Know Make Heard Very Just Anything Wants Original Original Music Ever

I did psychology at university, but I wouldn't say that my music is too influenced by it. The way I make music is a little more to do with an emotional connection. When I compose the melodies for my tracks, it always comes from the heart. Bakermat

Music Heart Too Way Say Melodies Compose More Emotional Make Tracks Always Did Influenced Psychology Little Connection University

I started my whole career on Soundcloud and YouTube and was always looking for recourses to make music. Bakermat

Music Looking YouTube Make Always Whole Started Career

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words. Baruch Spinoza

Words Men Nothing Difficulty More Govern Than Moderate Tongues Desires

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason. Baruch Spinoza

Alone Guidance Free Entire He Reason Who Lives Consent

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself. Baruch Spinoza

Reward Virtue Blessedness Itself

I wanted to be the Dutch Bruce Jenner - that was my goal. He was my hero. Bas Rutten

Hero Bruce He Goal Dutch Wanted

Everybody knows a guillotine choke, and most know how to get to one. But if you can create a different way to get to that choke, then you're going to surprise people. However, that will only happen one time, because once it gets used that one time, everyone will see that and start to train for it. Bas Rutten

Time You People Will Everybody Everyone Once Way One Time See Only Know Most Knows Because How However Surprise Train Get Gets Going Different Happen Then Create Choke Used Different Way Start

I love palm strikes because you have a longer reach. Normally, when you give a left hook and then a right straight, you are too close for the right straight. Why? Because the hook is shorter. Bas Rutten

Love You Too Strikes Hook Give Longer Reach Because Left Close Normally Straight Then Why Right Palm

You could never hide yourself in these places - in Mies's Farnsworth house, for example. That was a mistake of Modernism. People need places to hide from each other, too. You need everything. Ben van Berkel

You Mistake Yourself People Hide Example Too Other Everything Could Never For Example House Places Modernism Each Need

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