Islamophobia defines whether a person is really a thinking and sentient sapiens or an ignorant caveman.

Why should a religion claim that it is not bound to abide by the standpoint of reason! If one does not take the standard of reason, there cannot be any true judgment, even in the case of religion.

Fundamentalism not only fuels devastating acts of violence, but also all kinds of primitive prejudicial behaviors, such as Misogyny, Polygamy, Homophobia, and Islamophobia.

Come out, O lions, and shake off the ancient mysticism and prejudices.

Come out my friend. Come out from the narrow lanes of darkness. Come out into the vivacious light of the day where all the glory resides.

Islamophobia may not actually be considered as a medical condition, unlike a medical condition, it is nothing but a primordial disgrace to the character of thinking humanity.

Harmony also is not a luxury, it is an evolutionary necessity, if we are to advance further. And harmony cannot be compromised for any book in the world, no matter how ancient, or who wrote it.

Fear, anxiety, stress and panic, all these are basic evolutionary expression of the human brain. They are part of the normal human condition.

Progress means advancement in the path of upliftment – in the path of enlightenment – in the path of humanitarian glory.

It takes a human being to not do wrong in return.

Whether a religion is of peace or violence should be defined by the actions of its people, not by some books.

When you feel someone else's pain and joy as powerfully as if it were your own, then you know you really loved them.

nothing that is worth knowing can be taught

Your purpose is great than your problems.

My heart isn't big enough to care for the oppressors.

Around the time I graduated from high school, I decided better to underachieve and have friendship than to overachieve and be alone.

Brubeck, for instance, is not careless. He's a studied guy. And even if his picture ends up on the back cover of Life, he's still a studious guy.

Today, on our own turf, we face pagan ignorance about God every bit as deep as that which the early church faced in the Roman Empire.

Life... It tends to respond to our outlook, to shape itself to meet our expectations.

It is the church's job, as Dr. [Martin Luther] King says, to be the conscience of the state, not the chaplain of the state.

I am for literally all of the underdogs that I can command and demand better of everyone, including myself.