God does not expect of us what we cannot do, but He does expect what we can do.

But I comforted myself with the thought that the reward for every discomfort I suffered for God was a spiritual blessing.

God was inviting me to go on Hajj, but before that I needed to settle my debts. Muslims may only embark on their pilgrimage if they are debt-free or at least have made an arrangement for repayment.

Among the lessons I learned on Hajj was that I needed to be mindful and keep the inner connection with God at all times and that self-improvement is definitely a never-ending struggle.

You may have lost someone, but you’ve found something immeasurably more valuable: God, ’ she told me. ‘And God’s love lasts forever.

Pleasure awakens the body, wisdom awakens the mind, joy awakens the heart, and love awakens the soul.

Time is measured in meaning

Because you are alive and reading thisAnything is Possible

Thank you, Dr. Phil, for that fine psychological assessment, " I snapped and motioned my chin to Disco. "Why don't you and Oprah here go take a long walk off a short plank and do the world a favor?

Love moves without an agenda. It just moves because that is its nature to move.

Let's just say it was damn hard [to make the Hangover]. I've got the bumps and bruises to show for it. It's funny because things that don't even look that bad on screen were still extremely painful.

[But] we accept irony through a device called metaphor. And through that we grow and become deeper human beings.

Thank God, under our Constitution there was no connection between church and state.

You might be a redneck if you grow Vidalia onions, rather than considering them a gourmet item.

Every time you stand up for an ideal, you send forth a tiny ripple of hope.