The birch is used only out of bad temper and weakness, for the birch is a servile punishment which degrades the soul even when it corrects, if indeed it corrects, for its usual effect is to harden.

Teachers who are not actively involved in the learning process themselves, force their students to drink from stagnant water

Hold prayer in high esteem. It is the foundation of all the virtues, and the source of all grace needed to sanctify ourselves and to discharge the duties of our employment.

Learning without piety produces a proud device; piety without learning produces a useless one.

Children are guilty of unpardonable rudeness when they spit in the face of a companion; neither are they excusable who spit from windows or on walls or furniture.

In taking soup, it is necessary to avoid lifting too much in the spoon, or filling the mouth so full as almost to stop the breath.

My greatest gift in life was being dyslexic. It made me special. It made me different. If I had not been dyslexic, I wouldn't have needed sports.

There are moments to indulge and enjoy, but I always know when it's time to go home and wash my knickers.

I think fashion is about longevity and doing your work. It isn't about winning or losing. It's about process, keeping it going.

Discontent is the seed of ethics.

When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down happy.

The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: "Indeed, an ignorant man who is generous is dearer to God than a worshipper who is miserly."

Equally, we require a collective past - hence the endless reinterpretations of history, frequently to suit the perceptions of the present.

Trust is built step by step, commitment by commitment, on every level.

The sky's the limit for all Americans if we have the right kind of leadership.

I have never read a review for anything I have ever done, be it for theater or movies, just because. I am really good about that. And YouTube comments. People will hide behind that.