I think that when we stand in solidarity, we'll be stronger.

It's important to me that youth everywhere, no matter their race, religion, or gender, know that anything is possible with perseverance.

I'm one of those people who feels like I have to be strong for those people who may not be able to find that strength. I feel like I have to speak up for those people whose voices go unheard.

There will always be people who challenge the idea that you belong, but it's important to work hard, to focus on yourself, and prove that you belong in this space of high-level athletics.

Even if we're facing bigotry or racism, we can still be successful.

I think that we will come out on top as women, as people of color, as Muslims, as transgender people, as people who are part of the disabled community - I think that we'll come out on top.

I know that I'm Muslim. I have an Arabic name. And even though I represent Team USA and I have that Olympic hardware, it doesn't change how you look and how people perceive you.

I think Muslims in particular are facing similar obstacles African Americans did, historically.

What is hell? Hell is oneself. Hell is alone, the other figures in it Merely projections. There is nothing to escape from And nothing to escape to. One is always alone.

A government that kills its own citizens is like a parent that kills their own kids aka filicide or like a mother that kills her unborn by abortion .

God's glory in our lives has little to do with our sacrifice and everything to do with our surrender.

There is no fear when you choose love. The more you choose love, the more love is in your life. It gets easier and easier.

Bless a thing and it will bless you. Curse it and it will Curse you.

Walk boldly through your life with an open, broken heart.

Being rich is not about how much money you have or how many homes you own; it's the freedom to buy any book you want without looking at the price and wondering if you can afford it.

Let it be understood that those who are not found living as He taught are not Christian- even though they profess with the lips the teaching of Christ.

... deprived of pain, and also deprived of danger, able to do what it wants, [Nature] does not need us, nor understands our deserts, and it cannot be angry.

I push my own limits every day, every moment - in the studio, on the stage and beyond so it's truly a genuine fit.