I am not an individualist in the Western sense. Collectivism can become oppressive when it tries to dictate; the rights of the two should not clash.

People don't respond just because you are fighting for the truth. They take their interests into account.

Religion helps you relate with the universe. Buddha was indifferent to the concept of god yet he gave us values.

Quran says do not abuse others' gods, they will abuse Allah. But most people do not believe in this... they feel their way is the only right one. This is to maintain religious hegemony.

To protect one's identity is a Constitutional right.

Jihad is nothing but making efforts to realise goodness in life.

Weapons are less harmful than words.

Times change and we should change and grow, and yet be proud of our legacy.

Potency does not mean being unnecessarily aggressive; one has to be wise.

History is full of instances of people who challenged the mighty forces of evil and they were not only fighting a lonely battle but were left alone to die.

Real 'imaan' is faith in humanity, so those who deny goodness are kafirs.

There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.

Haylee shook her head as soon as they were gone. “Christ, how can our family be mankind’s best hope?

Pop culture is great, but it can be bad, at times.

If young kids choose to have me as a role model...what I put out there is that it's not a perfect life and it's okay to make mistakes.

This is when I realize that Anna has already left the table, and more importantly, that nobody noticed.

Pardon me for loitering in front of an orchestra.

I discovered that the study of past philosophers is of little use unless our own reality enters into it. Our reality alone allows the thinker's questions to become comprehensible.

Not only did he [Dean Acheson] not suffer fools gladly, he did not suffer them at all.

There's that popular misconception of man as something between a brute and an angel. Actually man is in transit between brute and God.

The sun of truth rises in the human being and illuminates his world when he lifts his mind from the darkness of ignorance and selfishness into the light of wisdom and altruism