Don't let the blights from the past hold you back from the bliss of the future

Do not be afraid of that which should be afraid of you

Do not be afraid of what should be afraid of you

Respect means: even in your absence people speak good of your person

Trouble cannot be avoided, you either go looking for it or it will come looking for you.

Before you're given what you want, you'll first be tested with what you don't really want.

Sometimes we just want to be happy such that we don't care who gets hurt

Timidity is the silent acceptance of bondage

Some things are too good to be true and truly are good and true.

There is an absolute power that truly empowers without corrupting

Bad emotions can be hidden with a smile on the face

Islamic killers are over here because we are over there.

I've learned, that not all worth is measured by price. I've found so many gems that didn't cost me much!

Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God. No one is excepted, not [even] the infant.

When you have a child you're no longer the star of the movie.

A book tour is not a good opportunity to let your mind wander. You have to pay attention, remember salespeople's and interviewers' names, succinctly summarize your book in a 'selling' way, and so on.

One matter Englishmen don't think in the least funny is their happy consciousness of possessing a deep sense of humor.

We haven't had a strategic free kick all night. No one's knocked over attackers ad lib.

The infinite library of the Universe is in your mind.

You don't feel honest on a date, I guess. You don't really get to learn about anyone. You're kind of being polite and you can ask the questions, it's just not a great time for me.

What's given to dunya is lost forever. What's given to Allah is never lost. If you give what you love, for the sake of what He loves, you'll have what you love forever.