Religion helps you relate with the universe. Buddha was indifferent to the concept of god yet he gave us values.

People don't respond just because you are fighting for the truth. They take their interests into account.

I am not an individualist in the Western sense. Collectivism can become oppressive when it tries to dictate; the rights of the two should not clash.

Quran says do not abuse others' gods, they will abuse Allah. But most people do not believe in this... they feel their way is the only right one. This is to maintain religious hegemony.

To protect one's identity is a Constitutional right.

Jihad is nothing but making efforts to realise goodness in life.

Weapons are less harmful than words.

Times change and we should change and grow, and yet be proud of our legacy.

Potency does not mean being unnecessarily aggressive; one has to be wise.

History is full of instances of people who challenged the mighty forces of evil and they were not only fighting a lonely battle but were left alone to die.

Real 'imaan' is faith in humanity, so those who deny goodness are kafirs.

My path gets more beautiful when you walk it with me.

A cloudy morning does not signify that the entire day is gonna be rainy! What's pressing you down today has nothing to change about your great future! Let patience be your inspiration.

I obviously do everything to be "hard to understand" myself

Chance often gives us that which we should not have presumed to ask.

Injuries obviously change the way you approach the game.

......what I was born does not matter, only what I will make of myself, only what I will become.

Now that the steam engine rules the world, a title is an absurdity, still I am all dressed up in this title. It will crush me if Ido not support it. The title attracts attention to myself.

I don't even think my voice is really good.

Through bitter experience I have learned that it is best to promise little and then to reward hard work with generosity.

No one is born with skill. It is developed through exercise, through repetition, through a blend of learning and reflection that's both painstaking and rewarding. And it takes time.