Folk can’t learn their lessons if they skip school.

Fear and pain can only touch you if you let them.

Embrace the pain, Sharum.

To shift a few grains of sand is no more a sign of great strength than to see the sun a sign of great sight. There is no glory in dominating the weak.

Can’t trust no one else to do what you won’t do for yourself.

All men are brothers in the night.

He feared no challenger face-to-face, but war was deception, as Khevat had taught him, and not all men fought their enemies with spear and fist.

My father said the weakest camel draws the wolves.” “Mine told me to hide until the wolves go away, ” Abban replied.

Weakness shown is worse than weakness felt.

Letting your guard down, even for a moment, invites death.

I have rare moments of competence.

We accept what we think is best for us.

Making others better is a core value of a great life.

This Osama bin Laden guy, spoiled rich kid worth $300M. I have three words for this guy: Anna Nicole Smith. We send her over there, she'll get his money, he'll be dead in a week.

Past experience with fiscal austerity at home and overseas strongly suggests that it is best for the economy's long-run performance to restrain government spending rather than raise taxes.

Life is cut to allow for growth ... one may vigorously put on weight before one fills it out entirely.

We're merely one tree with various types, shapes and sizes of leaves that all wave differently in the breeze.

Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve the silence?

Humanity is fortunate, because no man is unhappy except by his own fault.

I really always felt that I was going to be an actress. I had a lot of confidence in the fact that I would do well from a very early age. I didn't know how tough the business is.

Sometimes we make duaa for a door of dunya. When it doesn't open, we cry. Not realizing that Allah has instead opened a door of jennah for us.