Perhaps, a sin that humbles you is better than a good deed that makes you arrogant.

The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego.

Practice makes permanent, not perfect. If you practice the wrong thing, you make the wrong act permanent.

Allah knows exactly what to give you to help you return to Him. The events in your life are purposeful, appropriate & non-random.

Religion is here to unite us. It's not here to divide us. If it's dividing us, it's not God's religion, it's something else.

Intelligent people surround themselves with people who challenge them, not yes people.

Why do we need to justify God's existence? He exists. We need to justify our own existence.

Everyone’s a believer when things are going fine. The real faith is when one becomes patient with tribulations.

Opinion is not knowledge. You're entitled to your own opinion but you're not entitled to your own facts.

You will find yourself in the Quran, I guarantee you.

My experience on this planet is that if you treat people with respect, they tend to treat you with respect.

I’m alone with the ghost of the swamp, somewhere near the weeping willows.

We should think of a photographer as a Samurai who makes rituals, moves and gestures in order to develop his techniques and his instinct.

The test of democracy is freedom of criticism.

There were around 1,000 stores when I was made president.

You never know how much can you do in your life.

I quit my job and for almost two years I didn't tell anyone, not even my family or friends. And for those two years I enrolled in acting classes. I acted in some capacity every single day.

We have raised significant concerns about the way that China and individuals acting on behalf of the state of China have acted in cyberspace.

I go through phases when I've been filming where I wake up in the middle of the night and I think I'm being filmed.

Our greatest strength comes not from what we possess, but from what we believe; not from what we have, but from who we are.

Perhaps religious conscience upsets the designs of those who feel that the highest wisdom and authority comes from government.