And that’s about all any of us can really hope for, to die with our dignity, to die with honor and valor. To die knowing we did everything we could.

When you have lost hope, you have lost everything. And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope.

Never lose faith in yourself, and never lose hope; remember, even when this world throws its worst and then turns its back, there is still always hope.

That’s the worst way to miss somebody. When they’re right beside you and you miss them anyway.

Life is but a fine wine to be sipped and favored.

One of the gifts our planet gave us is to love completely. Without jealousy or insecurity or fear. Without pettiness. Without anger.

The key to change is letting go of the fear.

A wise man once told me that only by leaving someone good can you meet someone better.

He who doesn't understand history is doomed to repeat it.

If you ever know a man who tries to drown his sorrows, kindly inform him his sorrows know how to swim.

A place is only as good as the people in it.

Music communicates with the soul.

The power of prayer is beyond the understanding of men.

He who cannot dance blames the song.

It can never be wrong to give pleasure.

We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience.

Society is the picnic certain individuals leave early, the party they fail to enjoy, the musical comedy they find not worth the price of admission.

We tend to look at countries in terms of failed states and functioning states, which is rather simplistic.

I've grown up with my audience; they're my age or older. Not a lot of kids are coming to see me.

Because I don't see Virgin as a company but as a way of life and I fully enjoy it, I don't think I'll ever retire.

We all have our own karma and so different teachers will be meaningful to different students.