Style is the image of character.

And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

Imam Hussain's sacrifice is for all groups and communities, an example of the path of rightousness.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.

And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition of the people was not embittered theological rancor.

Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which our studies may point. The use of reading is to aid us in thinking.

In the end, they wanted security more than they wanted freedom.

Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.

Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a common grave.

We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

I am part of all that I have met.

Your behavior is the testimony of your character.

Transformations don't scare me: it thrills me to become the polar opposite.

I didn't rebel as a child. I missed that angry teenager thing.

If the choice is go to war or end up with an American city hit by weapon of mass destruction, then the choice is easy.

Don't use your faith to try to get rid of problems. Use your faith to remain calm in the midst of your problems.

There's no better satisfaction than watching the people around you, who have worked day and night to get something right, realising the dream.

One-hundred percent, even now I doubt myself. I don't understand what people hear in my voice. I can't hear it myself, if you know what I mean.

There was nothing dark and hidden about Jesus. He was and is the Light of the world, and He welcomed the light.

What was wrong with communism wasn't aberrant leadership, it was communism.