My mom always used to say that average people are the most special people in the world. And that's why God made so many.

The strong survive, but the courageous triumph.

A boy and a girl, dressed in the T-shirts and denim that are the shabby uniform of this age.

They ex­pect­ed to lose. And there­fore, they lost. [..] Peo­ple who start think­ing deep dark thoughts in the mid­dle of a war start ex­pect­ing to lose.

Master the rules of the game until you can play it better they can.

Some stories wait their turn to be told, others just tap you on the shoulder and insist you tell them.

A warrior with a cause is the most dangerous soldier of all

You might argue that the history of contemporary art is a series of avant-garde movements, each new wave outraging the last.

The problem with contemporary art is that no one bothers to do the research necessary to give people what they want.

At the heart of every legend there is a grain of truth.

He who retreats lives longer.

there are no quick fixes. If we want our lives to change, we have to do the work.

I think you just have to have some rapport with the song.

He who accepts his poverty unhurt I'd say is rich although he lacked a shirt. But truly poor are they who whine and fret and covet what they cannot hope to get.

We are bound together by the sympathy of our antipathies.

When I was a teenager in the late 30's and early 40's, electronics wasn't a word. You were interested in radio if you were interested in electronics.

People have no idea how true the promise of Allah is. Put your trust in Allah, and He will see you through.

Everything in our world, even a drop of dew, is a microcosm of the universe.

But I feel like I can go out there and do what I need to do.

All art critics are useless or harmful.

Read comics. All comics. And then cut them open to steal their power.