Every human being is a volume, worthy to be studied.

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

The world is governed by opinion.

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure.

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do.

May your life preach more loudly than your lips.

Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when it is doomed to ignorance.

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

All virtue lies in individual action, in inward energy, in self determination. There is no moral worth in being swept away by a crowd even toward the best objective.

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

Two hungry wolves let loose among sheep are not more harmful then a person craving after wealth and status is to his Deen (Religion).

We must understand that the sower and the reaper at the end shall both rejoice

I'm thankful for my songs being at the top of the charts but I am human - I think people still have to remember that.

Don't let who you were talk you out of who you are becoming.

It takes a real man to live for God-a lot more man than to live for the devil, you know? If you really want to live right these days, you gotta be tough.

I wrote lyrics that were intensely personal to me a few years ago. Maybe people know me better now.

Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.

Climate change policies cannot be the frosting on the cake of development; they must be baked into the recipe of growth and social development.

I always believe leaders are readers, so you've got to read 30 minutes a day of something that's going to inspire you.

The will to do, the soul to dare..