Banks are concerned the central bank is imposing too many regulations. If the trend continues, we'll swing to heavy regulation. We need to have balanced regulation to encourage the economy.

Dubai's world class physical infrastructure has already established it as a major player in terms of trade tourism and as the leading conference and exhibition venue in this part of the world.

One of the main characteristics that differentiates Dubai from other commercial centres is its openness to innovation and the freedoms it grants people and institutions to operate.

Have a positive mentality

Because between doing something and doing nothing, this is all I can do.

The great thing about Ayurveda is that its treatments always yield side benefits, not side effects.

For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store.

The individual feels the futility of human desires and aims and the sublimity and marvelous order which reveal themselves both in nature and in the world of thought.

We do not benefit from a relationship with China or any other country in which we put our values and our ideals aside.

Iraq is not about oil.

The myth of unending consumption has taken the place of the belief in life everlasting.

I am often asked why I write, and I don't know really--I just want to.

Dissonance cannot be corrected by criticism.