The Jihad is not just a way of testing yourself but also means using violence to spread Islam.

Accusing somebody of racism is a very effective weapon in Germany. Islamists know this: As soon as you accuse someone of demonizing Islam, then the European side backs down.

Muslims stand by their religion entirely. It is a sort of religious absolutism. While Europeans have stopped defending the values of their civilization. They confuse tolerance with relativism.

A conflict of values is not a misunderstanding. Islamic orthodoxy and the German constitution are not compatible.

Unlike multiculturalism, cultural pluralism doesn't just mean diversity but also togetherness - primarily the understanding of the rules of the game - the European values structure.

I myself am Muslim and I stand on the side of an open society.

The accusation of cultural insensitivity is a weapon.

A lot of people don't know if Denmark is a country or a cheese.

The weaker the partner is viewed by the Muslims, then the greater the anger which they express. And this anger is often carefully staged.

America's strength is that it is capable of accepting people into its communities.

If the people in the audience are talking, you're being ignored. If the people are gazing at you, you've got something they want to hear.

Father, forgive them,' said Jesus, 'for they know not what they do' -- People of good sense whoever you may be, I will add, do not listen to them, for they know not what they say.

What I have tried to do is involve the people I was photographing... if they were willing to give, I was willing to photograph.

Stern is the visage of necessity.

I've gone through a lot of stuff in my life.

Rain puts a hole in stone because of its constancy, not its force. Just keep knocking on doors until the right one opens

When I'm singing a song, I picture somebody in particular. A lot of it is to a guy.

There is no need of spurs when the horse is running away.

I don't think I'm particularly sexual, no more than anyone else, though I am very creative.

I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13.