Populism is everywhere. We have religious populism in the Muslim-majority countries as much as we have populism in the United States of America.

To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better.

I don't like what you're doing, but I won't insult you. Why? Because who you are tomorrow may be better than who I am today

Behind every great man is not a woman, she is beside him, she is with him, not behind him

The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.

If you read the Qur'an with your head, you find repetition. If you read it with your heart, you find depth.

A true teacher doesn't teach you to think like him, but to think without him.

Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, but Arab culture is not the culture of Islam.

Humility is my table, respect is my garment, empathy is my food and curiosity is my drink. As for love, it has a thousand names and is by my side at every window.

Islam doesn't need reform, we need to reform the Muslim mind.

Saying that Islam is in heart, is similar to giving back the exam's paper completely white and saying : knowledge is in brain.

Defeat is a transient perception but giving up is permanent. So never give up.

A river continues to flow despite losing a few drops at each turn.

I tucked the feather into my bra, then glanced up at the sudden heavy silence. “What?”Blake grinned. “What else you got in there? Can I see?”“Shut up, Blake!” said the rest of the boys.

Death lies on her like an untimely frost Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.

A romantic comedy has to be funny and make you think about life but the obstacle that has to be overcome is key.

Americans will buy anything, as long as it doesn't cross the thin line between cute and demonic.

…we can not love or think except in fragments of time each of which goes along its own trajectory and immediately disappears.

As a designer, you are flattered to see anyone in one of your designs, whether it's on a red carpet or passing by you in the market. It's this wonderful little high every time.

You would hope that the supposed best of American educational institutions would teach its students about America as an institution.

Every child was taught from his cradle that money was Mammon, the chief agent of the flesh and the devil.