Discomfort levels in our societies are rising, or so it would seem. In theory, we invoke diversity and tolerance. But in real life, we raise our hackles and withdraw into ourselves.

To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better.

I don't like what you're doing, but I won't insult you. Why? Because who you are tomorrow may be better than who I am today

Behind every great man is not a woman, she is beside him, she is with him, not behind him

The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.

If you read the Qur'an with your head, you find repetition. If you read it with your heart, you find depth.

A true teacher doesn't teach you to think like him, but to think without him.

Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, but Arab culture is not the culture of Islam.

Humility is my table, respect is my garment, empathy is my food and curiosity is my drink. As for love, it has a thousand names and is by my side at every window.

Islam doesn't need reform, we need to reform the Muslim mind.

Saying that Islam is in heart, is similar to giving back the exam's paper completely white and saying : knowledge is in brain.

The sun will set without thy assistance.

Whether it's eight o'clock in the morning or eight o'clock at night, I always try to greet others before they have a chance to speak to me.

I have come to understand something about novels," Tessa said. "And what is that?" "They are not true.

The poor are the only ones who suffer. And they're used to it.

Wrap up the 20th century; Fred Astaire is gone.

Don't write about trying to change the world, just write about a changed world or a world that's not changing. Let that do the work.

Premenstrual Syndrome: Just before their periods women behave the way men do all the time.

I feel like I’m eighty years old. I’m tired of life and my mind wants to die.

The only place that work and motion are the same thing is the zoo where people pay to see the animals move around

Friendship consists in forgetting what one gives and remembering what one receives.