He that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.

The best mirror is an old friend.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

You cannot make a windmill go with a pair of bellows.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

Help thyself, and God will help thee.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!

The Bible teaches that a man who can control his tongue can control his whole personality.

When The Phenoix Suns are missing two basketballs, they'll know where to look!

Traditional Islam is a mixture of all obedience to Allah, and if that requires militancy, so be it.

I like to be direct." "Okay," I said. "But I warn you, I like to be evasive, inserutable and generally send mixed messages." "I doubt it." "Human interaction is not my strong point," I told him.

Show me an 'easy person,' and I will show you a selfish one. Good-natured he may be; why not? since the disastrous consequences of his 'easiness' are generally shouldered by other people.

I think I've lost 3lbs - I'm very, very happy. I thought of it as work and a spa.

Moviemaking is so male-dominated now that they think they’re being pro-feminine when they have women punching each other out.

It is vital that the World Bank Group continually challenges itself to refresh our development thinking. It is vital that a modernized multilateralism be open to new ideas.

I'm a musician; I have to perform. I can't give up. I have to be even more courageous. We know that we have a lot of enemies. Not only in Iran. But that doesn't matter.

You will find it easier to accept contrary views, knowing that you are not defined by anything or anyone external to yourself.