I believe the minorities need to have a strategy of survival because needless aggression when you cannot change the situation does not help. Wisdom is more important than saving some cultural symbol.

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.

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.

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.

The most complicated skill is to be simple.

...you have not only a very large portion of my affection and esteem, but all that I am capable of feeling...

One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars and the world will be better for this.

The mountain rill Seeks with no surer flow the far bright sea, Than my unchang'd affections flow to thee.

Wife-Mother-Actress-Author The world will remember.

A true champion is not judged by how much he or she is admired, but by how well they can stand at the face of adversity.

You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.

Hope is necessary. It's a necessary concept. And Barack Obama didn't just talk about hope because he thought it was just a nice slogan to get votes.

I'm always shocked by that! I'm not the singer, I'm the songwriter who sings.

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