I should like to say that good batsman are born, not made; but my long experience comes up before me, and tells me that it is not so.

Whenever you want to see me, always look at the sunset; I will be there.

You cannot change any society unless you take responsibility for it, unless you see yourself as belonging to it and responsible for changing it.

You don't choose the times you live in, but you do choose who you want to be.

A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the great historical contributions of humankind.

The idea of my life as a fairy tale is itself a fairy tale.

The most damaging phrase in the language is: 'It's always been done that way.'

I avoid looking back. I prefer good memories to regrets.

Love isn't about what we did yesterday; it's about what we do today and tomorrow and the day after

Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, 'We've always done it this way.' I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise.

I am basically a feminist. I think that women can do anything they decide to do.

I can feel the power of the words doing the work. Must trust language more.

See. I told you I would get that boy to the alter eventually. All I had to do was pretend I was a loon.

Beauty is more popular than virtues because it is more visible than virtues.

There are some women who are flirts upon principle; they consider it their duty to make themselves as pleasing as possible to every one.

I have traveled a lot around the world and have seen a lot of people come to my programs... [and it made me realize] that people of all ages - from little children to elders - listen to my nasheeds.

Were also far enough from the publishing power that we have no access to the politics of publishing, although there are interpersonal politics, of course.

I believe that if you want to fight inequality you have to do it starting at infancy.

I really don't know what "I love you" means. I think it means "Don't leave me here alone.

In stages, the impossible becomes possible.

... the habit of literature [is] the best defense against believing the half-truths of ideologues and the lies of demagogues.