Be to Allah as He wishes, and He will be to you more than you can wish for.

If a heart becomes attached to anything other than Allah, Allah makes him dependent on what he is attached to. And he will be betrayed by it.

This wordly life is like a shadow. If you try to catch it, you will never be able to do so. If you turn your back towards it, it has no choice but to follow you.

A person’s tongue can give you the taste of his heart.

When Allah tests you it is never to destroy you. When He removes something in your possession it is only in order to empty your hands for an even greater gift.

Happiness is attained by three things: being patient when tested, being thankful when receiving a blessing, and being repentant upon sinning.

Women are one half of society which gives birth to the other half so it is as if they are the entire society.

A real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.

Be sincere in your aim and you will find the support of Allaah surrounding you.

As long as you are performing prayer, you are knocking at the door of Allah, and whoever is knocking at the door of Allah, Allah will open it for him.

If you knew the true value of yourself, you will never allow yourself to be humiliated by committing sins.

... no matter how we go about it, we are never poorer for the experiences that teach us how to write our own manuals.

I chose to spend the day with you. And I'm choosing now to have dinner with you.

Flying in his dreams was an exhilarating, breathtaking experience, sometimes literally, that tended to leave reality wanting, like riding a roller coaster compared to mowing the lawn.

What I would say to anybody facing any life challenge or disease is that that is courage - to choose life, to keep looking at what's good.

I'm from New York. I have a non, neutral accent. It can go any way you want.

I always try to look at things as though I were remembering them three years later.

The secret of success is conviction and persistence.

... whoever believes anything esteems that it is a work of charity to persuade another of it.

Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.

I had such a good time doing that movie [Sister Act 2]. My daughter's in that movie. It was a fun film to do. And it shocked a lot of people, because they loved it, and they take it with them.