The overwhelming majority of classical theologians, jurists, and traditionalists [i.e., specialists in the hadith] . . . understood the obligation of jihad in a military sense.

Certain guns have a reputation of being especially deadly. They would be the weapons of choice. Contrary to popular belief that these are guys who go berserk, they tend to be well-planned executions. They plan what they are going to wear and what weapons to bring.

This is not only a special thing for me but also for my country and all African women.

In dealing with those who share his bed, the enlightened ruler may enjoy their beauty but should not listen to their special pleas...

In the early years, especially around the mid 90s, I had this feeling you could play around on his ego and get him out. He believed he could attack bowlers at any time and anyone who could bowl maidens to him stood a good chance. Things are of course different now.

To the late Chester I. Barnard I owe a special debt: first, for his book, Functions of the Executive, which exerted a major influence on my thinking about administration. Secondly, for the extremely careful critical review he gave the preliminary version of this book; and finally for his Foreword to the first edition.

It did dawn on me at the end of the series that he was something special.

He was an extraordinary figure of his and our time, his legacy tremendous in terms of the music he created, his films, and as an entertainment personality. The generosity that he showed toward others is simply remarkable and I think it's these aspects of his character, his persona, that make him such a special person.

A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.

Get on the floor and dance with me,
I love the way you shake your thing especially.

I wanted people to obey me! To worship my immortal beauty! To love me forever and ever! This is what everyone wants in Ivywood! That's why we all want to be famous! Fame doesn't last. But the people you brainwash will be your faithful slaves until a special cure is applied.

Reason has, especially today, many other manifestations than philosophical ones.

The English language is nobody's special property. It is the property of the imagination: it is the property of the language itself.

I would never want to be a member of a group whose symbol was a man nailed to two pieces of wood. Especially if it's me!

Ironically, it was not in his nihilistic view of Buddhism but in such ideas as amor fati and the Dionysian as the overcoming of nihilism that Nietzsche came closest to Buddhism, and especially to Mahāyāna.

In New York I heard A Piece of Ground, written by a white South African, Jeremy Taylor. I modified it a little and sang it myself. That song is very special to me because it deals with the land question in southern Africa. We were dispossessed of our land.