{"author":"Norhafsah Hamid","author_id":"Norhafsah+Hamid","total_quotes":17,"quotes":[{"text":"Islam is not dark but very bright indeed. Islam is not depressing but instead, quite uplifting and inspiring. Islam is not about censoring but instead it is about voluntary submission.","author":"Norhafsah Hamid","tags":["bright","censoring","dark","depressing","inspiration","inspirational","inspiring","islam","submission-to-god","uplifting","voluntary"],"id":46881,"author_id":"Norhafsah+Hamid"},{"text":"We only have one chance in this life, so don't waste it on trivial people and matters.","author":"Norhafsah Hamid","tags":["chance","life","life-lessons","lifetime","matters","people","trivial"],"id":101205,"author_id":"Norhafsah+Hamid"},{"text":"Islam is simple, but being a Muslim in a modern world is not. Everyday is a battle that each of us have to face. It is easy to get swept away and lose one's identity. The constant struggle is to find out who we are and how to remain steadfast.","author":"Norhafsah Hamid","tags":["battle","identity","inspirational","modern-world","muslims","religion","steadfastness"],"id":112217,"author_id":"Norhafsah+Hamid"},{"text":"Women are like sparkling diamonds, if you let too many hands touch it, not only will it get dirty with too many smudges and finger prints, it will also lose its shine and lustre.","author":"Norhafsah Hamid","tags":["diamonds","dirty","finger-print","fingerprints","hands","lustre","shine","smudges","sparkling","touch","women"],"id":120836,"author_id":"Norhafsah+Hamid"},{"text":"Trials or little tests contain lessons to be learnt.","author":"Norhafsah Hamid","tags":["lessons","lessons-learnt","tests","tests-of-life","trials","tribulations"],"id":153245,"author_id":"Norhafsah+Hamid"},{"text":"Being a husband or a wife, is already a huge responsibility to shoulder, without adding in the expectations.","author":"Norhafsah Hamid","tags":["expectations","husband","husband-and-wife","husbands-and-wives","responsibilities","responsibility","wife"],"id":216919,"author_id":"Norhafsah+Hamid"},{"text":"Keep the good memories and throw out the bad ones.","author":"Norhafsah Hamid","tags":["bad-memories","good","goodness","memories","throw-away","throw-it-out"],"id":224949,"author_id":"Norhafsah+Hamid"},{"text":"Time' is actually the best gift, given to us by our Creator.","author":"Norhafsah Hamid","tags":["creator","gift","time"],"id":256512,"author_id":"Norhafsah+Hamid"},{"text":"One of the keys to achieving understanding is humility.","author":"Norhafsah Hamid","tags":["humility","keys","understanding"],"id":295794,"author_id":"Norhafsah+Hamid"},{"text":"Knowledge without understanding is a great loss because it is akin to having given a device without the manual on how to operate or use it.","author":"Norhafsah Hamid","tags":["knowledge","understanding"],"id":300213,"author_id":"Norhafsah+Hamid"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":17,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}