Freedom is not an end. Freedom is a beginning.

You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an idea.

I dream ...of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction

The best hijab is in the eyes of the beholder.

A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.

Purusing peace means rising above one's own wants, needs, and emotions.

Whatever my aims and agendas were, I never asked for power.

Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.

Democracy is the best revenge.

It's quite difficult for me not to be able to return to my country, but in my country justice has been murdered.

To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.

Some day, with the last exhaustion, peace will come. It won't be the end of all things to come.

The wind of God is always blowing... but you must hoist your sail.

When the petals of the heart unfold fragrance spreads across the valley.

You should prepare for your future, you cant stop it from coming.

I give everyone upmost respect, and when people feel that, you end up getting the most out of your interaction with them. That connectivity is really important in my life.

Learning is discovering that somethinkg is possible.

As a youth, I sought out decadence; as an elder, I try to avoid decay.

I used to beat up kids and bite kids and do stuff all the time.

There is no way to learn to pray but by praying.

Animals of all classes, old and young, shrink with instinctive fear from any strange object approaching them.