I am a person who is inclined to define relations between individuals based on principles.

There is no moderate or immoderate Islam. Islam is Islam and that's it.

The best examples of lies can be found there. To me, social media is the worst menace to society.

According to this view, democracy is a product of western culture, and it cannot be applied to the Middle East which has a different cultural, religious, sociological and historical background.

The knife in the hand of a murderer kills, but if you give it to a doctor he will heal with it.

We will not leave this nation at the mercy of YouTube and Facebook.

My own daughters weren't able to study in Turkey because of their headscarves, so they went to the United States.

If we look at history, we will see that regimes which persecute [their people] do not remain standing.

But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled.

It is impossible to preserve my friendship with people who are allegedly leaders when they are attacking their own people, shooting at them, using tanks and other forms of heavy weaponry.

As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as a domain belonging outside religion, I believe that this view is seriously flawed.

Expand!You are not small. Your Foremothers did not do what they did so you could occupy small!

Life is the division of human cells, a process which begins at conception.

I like a mysterious man. I like a man who reads and is knowledgeable about the world, but who doesn’t have to brag about it.

The news media's silence, particularly television news, is reprehensible.

Creativity is narcissism. Creativity is falling in love with one's self as you create. It's self-indulgent.

There is no easy way out. If there were, I would have bought it. And believe me, it would be one of my favorite things!

I've been listening to a lot of John Coltrane. I don't know if that would or wouldn't surprise anybody. I go through different phases - sometimes I want to listen to music that's just pummeling.

I try to only worry about things I have control over.

She gave her heart to Jethro and her body to the whole wide world.

To create an extraordinary quality of life, you must create a vision that's not only obtainable, but that is sustainable.