Disapproving and boycotting is the Quranic thing to do, whereas violence and threats are not.

I think forcing people to uncover their head is as tyrannical as forcing them to cover it.

Those who hope to nurture genuine religiosity should first establish liberty.

Even touching Erdogan is a form of worship.

The Arab Spring has heightened the ideological tension between Ankara and Tehran, and Turkey's model seems to be winning.

I dwell on great thoughts.I dwell on positive affirmations.

We have to all shoulder the responsibility for keeping the planet habitable, or we're going to suffer the consequences - together.

We have not, in fact, proved that science excludes miracles: we have only proved that the question of miracles, like innumerable other questions, excludes laboratory treatment.

You should turn around at the end of the day and say I really like that piece of work, or that piece of work sucked. Not, was that popular or wasn't it popular?

I support the recommendations made by the International Crisis Group. The primary responsibility is for Kosovo Albanians to demonstrate that their treatment of minorities is adequate.

No king on earth is as safe in his job as a Trade Union official. There is only one thing that can get him sacked; and that is drink. Not even that, as long as he doesn't actually fall down.

Men who have much to say use the fewest words.

Let your actions be ruled by your heart, not by your mind

You've got to take responsibility for the hell that you've been giving to our people not only in America, but in Haiti and the Caribbean, and now in Africa. [Hillary] Clinton, your hand is bloody

I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana.