New York was an idea, I thought, an idea held simultaneously by thirteen million people.

History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.

If you have a dream of writing, that's wishful thinking. If you have a commitment to writing, that's the way to make your dreams come true.

It's dangerous to start attributing your fortunes to luck and your misfortunes to fate.

New York City was the world's biggest vibrator. Everything vibrated above, and below the streets.

God is a name we give to love.

Welcome to New York, where everybody's a stranger, and nobody is.

You gotta want it.

The sin which makes you sad and repentant is more liked by Allah than the good deed which turns you arrogant.

I have been black and blue in some spot, somewhere, almost all my life from too intimate contacts with my own furniture.

It's always good to go over the recipe beforehand, so you can easily think of the next thing that needs to be done.

To have been torn from the study would have been as death; my time was entirely occupied with art.

Constantly be aware and observing. Always seek to improve yourself and the team.

It was brave," countered Issa. "It was rare. It was love, and it was beautiful.

I live to play music, and hang out with my wife and kid, and hang out with my friends, and discover the world. Read books, watch movies, see art, see the world, meet new people.

People with high self esteem are risk takers, but more importantly, they are achievers.

Managers who extensively plan the future get the timing wrong.