My father must have had some elementary education for he could read and write and keep accounts inaccurately

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything.

Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything.

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

Write your Sad times in Sand, Write your Good times in Stone.

Islam is the best religion and Muslims are the worst followers

Stand behind my brain if you want to be rich.

On the other hand, when we disown our beliefs, we lose touch with ourselves. We no longer know who we are or what we believe and neither does anyone else.

In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron nor necessary.

I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test.

I see no difference between Islam and Islamism. Islam is defined as submission to the will of Allah, as it is described in the Koran. Islamism is just Islam in its most pure form.

I like black, because for me it is a very happy color.

That feeling of finishedness does not come all at once, and it is not easily won, but I think once you get there it is hard to go back.

I think that to fully appreciate baseball, it helps to have been born in the U.S.

Wisdom knows when to return death's embrace.

I'm going to spend my life writing poems, turning them into music that will affect people and touch their hearts. I'm going to write the songs that people can't write for themselves.