Democracy can be sustained and developed only by people who understand its essence.

All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.

Well, the most important thing about Islam is that we have to differentiate between two kinds of Islam. The first one is the institution of Islam... second, the culture of Islam.

I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it.

I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.

I do not like violence.

Are you following me?" she asks, but doesn't meet my gaze."Yeah, " I say."Why?"I give her the only honest and true answer I have. "You're where I want to be.

It's amazing how kids can be brutalized into a mold in witch they it right back to the weaker one and never think of escaping from the whole filthy mess.

I was born Moishe Ketzelbourd but the Indians call me Maurice Cougar.

The only information we have about the early history of the dance comes to us from the rock paintings created by primitive man tens of thousands of years ago in what is now France.

Nothing is to be feared but fear.

I'm excited about Thanksgiving. It's my favorite holiday. It's the feast of a thousand senses, so just eat, eat, eat, eat.

I'm a skeptic. I'm not a scientist. I think the science has been politicized.

Success is always something completely different to people. I feel like I've succeeded, if I'm doing something that makes me happy and I'm not lying to anybody.

If I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.

I don't think I”m a very good actor. Everything is very tentative and at a certain point you click in and just feel the spirit move you. I can be possessed really well.