I see songs not as a commodity used up when the album goes off the charts, which is often the case with pop songs. I see them as a body of work. Life should be breathed into them.

I want to get old gracefully. I want to have good posture, I want to be healthy and be an example to my children.

If you play music with passion and love and honesty, then it will nourish your soul, heal your wounds and make your life worth living. Music is its own reward.

Yoga is almost like music in a way; there's no end to it.

A lot of people approach risk as if it's the enemy when it's really fortune's accomplice.

When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around.

You have to be yourself. Stay true to who and what you are. And if people still like you, that's great! If they don't, that's their problem.

I can't really change my life to accommodate people who are jealous. I don't see why I should.

I don't think happiness is necessarily the reason we're here. I think we're here to learn and evolve, and the pursuit of knowledge is what alleviates the pain of being human.

I think love has something to do with allowing a person you claim to love to enter a larger arena than the one you create for them.

Let your soul be your pilot.

I call her Google, Because she got everything I'm searching for

When a dog runs at you whistle for him.

I really believe in the power of music.

I don't think you can bring the races together by joking about the differences between them. I'd rather talk about the similarities, about what's universal in their experiences.

Sport teaches you about commitment and to dedicate yourself. Whether you make it to the top or not, sport gives you great skills that you can use in life.

Facts per se can neither prove nor refute anything. Everything is decided by the interpretation and explanation of the facts, by the ideas and the theories.

The best politics is right action.

Our strength is in our dreams, and those who do not dare to dream damn themselves.

I write in Arabic and prefer writing my stories by hand. I need a cup of tea or coffee when I write. When I was in Syria, I was addicted to tea, but now I'm addicted to Starbucks.

I didn't have many ups and downs, and I just tried to par every hole.