All people are brave when their power is rising.

My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me.

In the traditional Islamic world, the hierarchy of the arts was not based on whether they were "fine" or "industrial" or "minor". It was based upon the effect of art on the soul of the human being.

Belief compelled through fear is not belief, it is blind and forced obedience.

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.

If we want people to accept us as we are, then we should accord the same courtesy to them

I must not expect everyone to act or think like I do as God has created each of us differently.

...but the power of spilled blood overwhelmed the good intentions of those who wanted to end the violence.

Not being interested in other cultures is the normal state of mankind.

The Umayyad caliphate stretched from Spain to India, making it the largest empire in the world

Rapid expansion coupled with social stability is proof of Umar's incredible capabilities as a leader

It is not the beauty of nature, but it is our dream-filled actions that create our futures.

If I hadn't been a drunkard, I probably would have committed suicide long ago.

Context is to data what water is to a dolphin

The mind is a strange and wonderful thing. I'm not sure it'll ever be able to figure itself out. Everything else maybe, from the atom to the universe, everything except itself.

I've always accepted applause as making me feel worthwhile. I hope I die being applauded. Just put a chaise longue under me and let me go.

I certainly think that the best book in the world would owe the most to a good index, and the worst book, if it had but a single good thought in it, might be kept alive by it.

One of the great things about running with Ajamu Baraka is that we speak to all of America.

Few men are so obstinate in their atheism, that a pressing danger will not compel them to acknowledgment of a divine power.

Voices that say the age of the church is over are voices who haven't listened to Jesus.

Listen to what children have to say-their windows to the soul are unclouded.