The Americans view the democratization of the Middle East as the route to peace.

In the Arab mindset, democratization may not be an exclusively negative term. But it's associated closely with American policies and the occupation of Iraq.

To militant Islamists, the expulsion of the Soviets was just the prelude to purging the entire Islamic world of infidels.

Muslim citizens should never be classified according to their creed, origin, ancestry or culture. After all, I don't define my political or social position by reference to the Christian faith.

We cannot change outcomes, but we can change causes

But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books, exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual renovation.

Men are inconsolable concerning the treachery of their friends or the deceptions of their enemies; and yet they are often very highly satisfied to be both deceived and betrayed by their own selves.

There is nothing permanent except change. Nothing is permanent except change. The only constant is change. Change is the only constant. Change alone is unchanging.

When it comes to bullying small businesses, Donald Trump is the poster boy.

You can always improve your bench and relief pitching.

I think that every new record is a chance to... I think what it is for me is my heart and soul at that moment in time... I've always felt that just being able to make a record is a privilege.

I woke up one day and thought: I want to write a book about the history of my body. I could justify talking about my mother because it was in her body that my body began.

In many walks of life, a conscience is a more expensive encumbrance than a wife or a carriage.