I think we can expect leaders of Muslim societies to cooperate with each other on many issues just as Western societies cooperate with each other.

Expectations should not always be taken as reality; because you never know when you will be disappointed.

But then I came to the conclusion that no, while there may be an immigration problem, it isn't really a serious problem. The really serious problem is assimilation.

Partial truths or half-truths are often more insidious than total falsehoods.

Power remains strong when it remains in the dark; exposed to the sunlight it begins to evaporate.

Many more people in the world are concerned about sports than human rights.

Some Westerners […] have argued that the West does not have problems with Islam but only with violent Islamist extremists. Fourteen hundred years of history demonstrate otherwise.

It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the decline is occurring.

The relations between countries in the coming decade are most likely to reflect their cultural commitments, their cultural ties and antagonism with other countries.

Global politics remains extremely complex and countries have different interests, which will also lead them to make what might seem as rather bizarre friends and allies.

Nationalism is a central ideology for people who are trying to establish their own states in which they can play a dominant role.

they say that girls are the ones who want fairy tail endings, but then again, who are the authors of fairy tales? mostly men...

To preach Christ is to feed the soul, to justify it, to set it free, and to save it, if it believes the preaching.

In spite of the huge diversity in Malaysia in terms of religion, culture, race, ethnicity and so forth, we've really gone very far in developing this country.

The man who says his evening prayer is a captain posting his sentinels. He can sleep.

I think people say women come into their prime in their 40s. And then for some reason our society just wants to go... it's like a dead flower.

They never told you that stranger might be someone you knew.

I am obsessed with ice cubes. Obsessed.

And then it was working with Bob Hoskins, who I had never worked with before - except radio. It was like being given a wonderful meal - full of the things you love most.

As if the ray which travels from the sun would reach me sooner than the man who blacks my boots.

For such things as you, I can scarce think there's any, ye're so slight.