Quotes by Karen Armstrong

• There are some forms of religion that are bad, just as there's bad cooking or bad art or bad sex, you have bad religion too.
• Mohammed was not an apparent failure. He was a dazzling success, politically as well as spiritually, and Islam went from strength to strength to strength.
• At the beginning of the twentieth century, every single leading Muslim intellectual was in love with the west, and wanted their countries to look just like Britain and France.
• Compassion is not a popular virtue.
• Every fundamentalist movement I've studied in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is convinced at some gut, visceral level that secular liberal society wants to wipe out religion.
• Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States.
• 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.
• Now I think one of the reasons why religion developed in the way that it did over the centuries was precisely to curb this murderous bent that we have as human beings.
• The values of Islam are expressed by Muslims clearly. September 11 changed the world, and put Muslims on the spotlight.
• Empathy is the currency of connection, for in understanding others, we find our true selves.
• Life is a journey best traveled with friends who light up the path with laughter and love.
• Be a voice, not an echo, for originality is the key to unlocking your true potential.
• Embrace the chaos of life, for within it lies the seeds of growth and transformation.
• Adversity is the mother of progress, turning obstacles into stepping stones towards greatness.
• Never underestimate the power of small acts of kindness, for they have the ability to change the world in ways we may never fully comprehend.