Leading fools is like leading no one.Following a fool is like following no one.The wise make the best leaders and followers.

A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.

A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.

A determined seed cannot be hidden from the world, not even by dirt.

Calm skies don't make skillful eagles.

If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.

Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow’s sunshine.

Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.

[T]he accumulation of things not spelled out, not properly articulated, may result in neurosis.

She complains that I'm lazy, but I just like to save my energy for dinner.

I'm always suspicious of people, especially being in a weird realm of people kind of knowing me... and not knowing what people's motives might be.

If your heart has grown distant from Allah, the real question is who moved?

You should be a missile and go and destroy your opponent.

Everyone should have the opportunity of not being over-influenced.

I was obsessed with the idea of fasting and isolation.

It feels great to be on top of the world but the greatest feeling is when your feet are on the ground.

Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc.

Where I come from your truck is a reflection of who you are.