A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted that singular beings exist and express themselves freely.

My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don't have to leave.

Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.

We must stop posing as victims of the West and behaving negatively towards the West. We must participate with the West on an equal footing in the reconstruction of the world.

In Morocco, it's possible to see the Atlantic and the Mediterranean at the same time.

This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those of one's mother tongue.

Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every day, but they're knocking on doors that are not open.

The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women.

The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings.

Beauty is first and foremost an emotion.

An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused.

Don't be troubled or discouraged by your weaknesses, because we all have them. Change them gradually as you move higher and higher to the pinnacle of your true destiny.

Faith is the little night-light that burns in a sick-room as long as it is there the obscurity is not complete we turn towards it and await the daylight.

The beard must not be plucked. Ye shall not deface the figure of your beard.

I don't think that nature envisaged an insurmountable mechanism that would hinder any country from taking the path of democratic development.

There is so much to read and the days are so short! I get more hungry for knowledge every day, and less able to satisfy my hunger.

I think the most difficult love begins with one's self. How you treat yourself is something you bring to your relationships.

To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution.

I feel like 35. At 35 you're old enough to know something and young enough to look forward to what you can do with the knowledge. So I stayed at 35!

Courage is no good: It means not scaring others. Being brave Lets no one off the grave. Death is no different whined at than withstood.

Banning refugees from fleeing west Africa is like shuttering up the windows while a house burns down.