Leadership was not an act of bravery but rather forbearance and the strength to move forward with humility in the belief of what is righteous

Hope had only revealed herself to him when he was immersed in darkness

The sword of Zulfiqar is a perfect fusion of power and function

He was everyone and every living creature in one ecstatic motion.

He was going to embrace love every day. He would appreciate the world every hour. And he will believe in God every second

The only wealth that mattered was affinity and generosity. Affinity towards oneself and generosity towards the world itself.

Mourning was really for the living.

His transcendent sense of worth had risen and caught up to him. He did not like the world he lived in, and the people in it. He was just as much a victim as he was a culprit of the seven deadly sins.

He had found riches beyond worldly imagination. He had found the never ending well of love.

Interpreting dreams for Iranians was just as much a sacrament as reading coffee cups was for Turks

That word, confidence, was like butter on a hot stove for Darien, what he considered the most attractive quality in a woman.

Always spend your time adding value to your life

If we only have great companies, we will merely have a prosperous society, not a great one. Economic growth and power are the means, not the definition, of a great nation.

We seem to have trouble with [critical thinking]. And our political system doesn't help.

There were some things I was going and doing in Europe a little bit. Some festivals that brought me over. That was good. Some touring I did over there. But there was nothing major [from 22 to 29].

The past ... is a dim avenue down which we may walk and find the diverging paths of terror and beauty and passion.

You know, my dear, I insured my voice for fifty thousand dollars.

That is the great contribution of Reformed thinking to the Christian church: theology for a life well-lived.

When you can't pitch with your arm, you go with your heart.

By means of corporal and temporal things we may comprehend the eternal and the spiritual.

I have heard of reasons manifold Why Love must needs be blind, But this the best of all I hold,- His eyes are in his mind.