Eat what you desire, but dress like other people.

The Sufi way is through knowledge and practice, not through intellect and talk.

Materialism, attachment to things of the world, includes pride. Many religious people suffer from pride: taking pleasure or even delight in being good, or religious.

One cannot learn from someone whom one distrusts.

The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day.

But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.

If wine is the enemy of religion, I shall devour the enemy of religion.

The Sufis regard systems which treat everyone alike as mechanical and degenerate.

A man must be a Solomon before his magical ring will work

A man must be a Salomon before his magical ring will work. (Hafiz)

Imagination blocks you like a bolt on a door. Burn that bar. (Rumi)

Everything has its own time

Rebuilding relationship requires a lifelong discipline and commitment.

NATO needs to adapt its strategy to meet new challenges

If the acting don't work out, I'll have a future in construction.

I'm most proud of having created something that men never completely get.

My idea of paradise is a straight line to goal

Followers of Jesus don’t so much see different things from anyone else as they see the same things differently.

Creative people must entertain lots of silly ideas in order to receive the occasional strokes of genius

The more wishes you make, the more magnificent Fantasia will become.

What this country needs is a really good 5-cent cigar