People who have fallacious objectives are like the barren soil. The flowers grow from soil which is composed of the right objectives.

Study the assumptions behind your actions. Then study the assumptions behind your assumptions.

The secret of Sufism is that it has no secret at all'.

When a belief becomes more than an instrument, you are lost. You remain lost until you learn what 'belief' is really for.

Premature independence is the daughter of conceit.

Do not try to be humble: learn humility.

No practice exists in isolation.

If your desire for 'good' is based on greed, it is not good, but greed.

Anybody or anything may stand between you and knowledge if you are unfit for it.

Exercise power by means of kindness, and you may be causing more damage than you could by cruelty. Neither approach is correct.

If you really want to learn, do not be surprised if someone tries to teach you. And do not lightly reject the method.

The music is all we care about -- so if that's bad, then we're bad.

Success can create more madness than happiness.

Do you know what is the hardest thing in life? To make a choice.

We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.

For me, exercise is more mental than physical. I crave it for my sanity. Not just the endorphins, but my energy, confidence, and relaxation are all motivated by it.

Statistics do not convey emotion. They shock us for a minute or two, and then we click again.

Good judgement is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgement.

She was the stone-faced queen, then and ever after. She had needed the mask to rule, and she had been glad to have it. She wondered if Eugenides was glad of his.

I'm healthy and excited to play. And I think this year can be a big year for me if I get the opportunity. I can still play the game. I think I can help a team get to the Super Bowl.

Do you know what it's like to be the kind of girl that boys never talk to and then suddenly, a boy talks to you?