My experience of living with people of diverse religions and cultures taught me that one will never be at peace with the other if one is at war with oneself.

To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better.

I don't like what you're doing, but I won't insult you. Why? Because who you are tomorrow may be better than who I am today

Behind every great man is not a woman, she is beside him, she is with him, not behind him

The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.

If you read the Qur'an with your head, you find repetition. If you read it with your heart, you find depth.

A true teacher doesn't teach you to think like him, but to think without him.

Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, but Arab culture is not the culture of Islam.

Humility is my table, respect is my garment, empathy is my food and curiosity is my drink. As for love, it has a thousand names and is by my side at every window.

Islam doesn't need reform, we need to reform the Muslim mind.

Saying that Islam is in heart, is similar to giving back the exam's paper completely white and saying : knowledge is in brain.

London, London, London town, You can toughen up or get thrown around.

Joy is God's smile

You are where you always wanted to be

We decided that the environment was an integral part of our policies and the political thrust of our government. We gave it the priority and we sustained it with the money required to make it happen.

There is no reason at all why there aren't enough people to guard New Orleans and to help stabilise Baghdad.

I care about people. In the end, I think they feel it. It comes across, regardless of the character I'm portraying.

There is a minority of gifted, willfuf people who are determined to live their own lives to the end, and writers belong in this class.

To have harmony on a team, you need a coach who can get inside the head of every player and get them all pulling in one direction.

The trouble with government as it is, is that it doesn't represent the people. It controls them.

The first step to getting what you want is to have the courage to get rid of what you don't.