A political war can be fought from anywhere.

You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an idea.

I dream ...of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction

The best hijab is in the eyes of the beholder.

Freedom is not an end. Freedom is a beginning.

A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.

Purusing peace means rising above one's own wants, needs, and emotions.

Whatever my aims and agendas were, I never asked for power.

Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.

Democracy is the best revenge.

It's quite difficult for me not to be able to return to my country, but in my country justice has been murdered.

Pain is a physical discipline.

If you pray, you can endure any pain.

You never can give without receiving it.

Imagination, the supreme delight of the immortal and the immature, should be limited. In order to enjoy life, we should not enjoy it too much.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

I think it’s very important to write a demythologized woman character. My characters are flawed. They are no better than they should be.

In Tim's films, more than most, if you miss the tone, you don't get the film.

I was maybe 10 or 11 when I saw 'Titanic.' And, yes, I was a fan. I loved it.

Those who are truly wise will remain unmoved by feelings of happiness and suffering, fame and disgrace, praise and blame, gain and loss.They will remain calm like the eye of a hurricane.

We don't need secrecy.