As a Muslim, I believe in the concept of fate, that there are certain things out of my control. Thus, what chance do I have to stand against kismet?

I know assuming is easy, and sometimes, reality does not go in the direction of the assumption, but at least, it gives us hope that things may go just right.

Someone engulfed by fury cannot think rationally.

Nothing good seems easy. That is how life shapes our perception.

Real men do not work for fame. That is what I think. Popularity is just a piece of crap. I prefer a private life.

I wish social disparity has long gone, people can be genuine, and news can be fact-based and error-free.

Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.

The same energy of character which renders a man a daring villain would have rendered him useful in society, had that society been well organized.

People tell me it's a sin, to know and feel too much within.

When God becomes a Man and lives as a creature among His own creatures in Palestine, then indeed His life is one of supreme self-sacrifice and leads to Calvary.

We need to band together as a unit every day, especially to conquer the strength of the AIDS virus.

The power of the rosary is beyond description.

The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it.

Even for an area I know well, I prepare a shooting list of subjects I need.

The idea of a Japanese comedian was not only a rarity, it was non-existent.

For aging is an art. The years between its first intimations and the time of the ultimate letting go of all earthly things can-if the readiness and resolve are there-be the real harvest of our lives.