I myself am Muslim and I stand on the side of an open society.

Accusing somebody of racism is a very effective weapon in Germany. Islamists know this: As soon as you accuse someone of demonizing Islam, then the European side backs down.

Muslims stand by their religion entirely. It is a sort of religious absolutism. While Europeans have stopped defending the values of their civilization. They confuse tolerance with relativism.

A conflict of values is not a misunderstanding. Islamic orthodoxy and the German constitution are not compatible.

Unlike multiculturalism, cultural pluralism doesn't just mean diversity but also togetherness - primarily the understanding of the rules of the game - the European values structure.

The Jihad is not just a way of testing yourself but also means using violence to spread Islam.

The accusation of cultural insensitivity is a weapon.

A lot of people don't know if Denmark is a country or a cheese.

The weaker the partner is viewed by the Muslims, then the greater the anger which they express. And this anger is often carefully staged.

America's strength is that it is capable of accepting people into its communities.

But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being

A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.

The Ten Commandments, for example, were no more challenging than the Girl Scout oath, and why should anyone be tempted to put one false god ahead of another?

When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one but you won't come up with a handful of mud either.

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

The age in which we live can only be characterized as one of barbarism. Our civilization is in the process not only of being militarized, but also being brutalized.

It is because my dad died suddenly that I became an actor. I thought, I'm going to make money doing this thing I enjoy.

Don't speak negatively and don't listen to those who do.

I'm not interested in making what's easy. I'm interested in making what's beautiful.

It is the abiding concern of thinking people to preserve what keeps men human-to save our contact with nature of which we are a part.