Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission. – Arnold Bennett
There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row. – Arnold Bennett
Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. – Arnold Bennett
Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism. – Arnold Bennett
Sharia has become an increasingly significant force in American capitalism, thanks to the embrace by Wall Street and the U.S. government of so-called Sharia-Compliant Finance. Indeed, this countrys taxpayers now own the largest purveyor of sharia-compliant insurance products in the world: AIG. – Frank Gaffney