Being out of the mainstream is entirely consistent with the way Donald Trump is approaching his presidency.

Muslim immigrants like himself encounter prejudice here [in U.S.] but also find political and religious freedom.

America is or should be about inclusion. Immigrants like muslims don't and can't fit the white European mold that prevailed in this country 50 years ago.

At one congressional hearing, Bishop Francis Kalabat complained that administration officials are overlooking what's happening to his fellow Chaldean Christians.

Many immigrant groups have faced hostility. The Irish did in their time. Jews did. Italians did - and now, Muslim immigrants.

Fidel Castro is one of the most inspiring leaders of the 20th century.

The country has already become multicultural. Given immigration trends, it will only grow more diverse, and these new Americans want to share in their country's identity.

And the pressure to clarify what exactly is happening to Christians and other minorities in the Middle East is certain to intensify in the New Year.

Donald Trump seems to prefer people he sees as being on his side.

ISIS goes after any group that deviates from its extreme ideology, dissident Muslims, for example, or the Yazidis who practice an ancient religion distinct from both Islam and Christianity.

You shouldn't face discrimination because of your sexual orientation. That should be illegal.

Judging art is like caging a bird. Instead of seeing it soar, you can only watch it flutter.

The long rays of sun stretched across the street and touched the twisted mabati tin roofs of the shops, creating a soft light that dulled the dust and rust, making them look almost beautiful.

If leadership is the spinal cord of success then discipline is its lumbar vertebrae.

all the advice you ever gave your partner is for you to hear

There are two kinds of people in this world. 'I' people and 'we' people. I've always tried to be a 'we' person.

God creates, I do not create. I assemble and I steal everywhere to do it - from what I see, from what the dancers can do, from what others do.

People say, 'Oh, God, how devastating to go through a divorce.' Did I wish for this to happen to my family? No. But everyone is healthy; we're moving on with our lives.

My landlady, who is only a tailor's widow, reads her Milton; and tells me, that her late husband first fell in love with her on this very account: because she read Milton with such proper emphasis.

President Kennedy was a voracious reader and was forever coming up with fascinating bits of information.

We came to enjoy; we are being enjoyed. We came to rule; we are being ruled. We came to work; we are being worked. All the time, we find that. And this comes into every detail of our life.