Providence has given human wisdom the choice between two fates: either hope and agitation, or hopelessness and calm.

The purpose of art is to create heavens to balance the world because there are so many hells in the world, there are wars, tortures and oppressions, there is unhappiness etc.

The sensibilities and the emotions of Muslims must be taken into consideration in the context in which we live today.

I love stories and acting is a way to tell stories. Everyone assumes I've done it my whole life.

We defend and we build a way of life, not for America alone, but for all mankind.

There is a pretty girl on the face of the magazine and all I see is my dirty hands turning the page.

I like to think I am well-mannered. If I have the option at a breakfast place, I'll go with the grits. That's how Southern I am.

The tides are in our veins.

We can influence the future but not see it.

You are not mentally developed by what you read, but by what you think about what you read.

What is it men in women do require: The lineaments of gratified desire. What is it women do in men require: The lineaments of gratified desire.