As I read the Qur'an and prayed the Islamic prayers, a door to my heart was unsealed and I was immersed in an overwhelming tenderness.

The Qur'an does not ask for human perfection, but rather asks that we persevere in striving for self-improvement and that we never become complacent or despondent about our progress.

Personal ignorance should be admitted, but it should not be allowed to place limits and bounds on the ways 'and means of revelation.

As I read the Qur’an and prayed the Islamic prayers, a door to my heart was unsealed and I was immersed in an overwhelming tenderness.

Better not to give in to it. It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.

If ignorance is on the march, stand aside and let it pass you by.

God will sometimes test us in regard to what we value highly to make sure that we value Him most.

Life began after I fell in love with you

Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing more to add.

Your attitude toward the word of God is your attitude toward Jesus (Ps 37:4).

I lean with the hill. I know I'm doing it right if it feels like I'm going to fall on my face but I don't.

Good fortune and a good disposition are rarely given to the same man.

No man should have cowboys boots in his wardrobe. That's fair enough, isn't it? Unless you're a cowboy, of course.

Like most human behavior, violence has meaning: it only seems 'senseless' or 'meaningless' to the extent we are unable-or unwilling-to decode it.