The day you are born is the day you start dying

Hope had only revealed herself to him when he was immersed in darkness

The sword of Zulfiqar is a perfect fusion of power and function

He was everyone and every living creature in one ecstatic motion.

He was going to embrace love every day. He would appreciate the world every hour. And he will believe in God every second

The only wealth that mattered was affinity and generosity. Affinity towards oneself and generosity towards the world itself.

Leadership was not an act of bravery but rather forbearance and the strength to move forward with humility in the belief of what is righteous

Mourning was really for the living.

His transcendent sense of worth had risen and caught up to him. He did not like the world he lived in, and the people in it. He was just as much a victim as he was a culprit of the seven deadly sins.

He had found riches beyond worldly imagination. He had found the never ending well of love.

Interpreting dreams for Iranians was just as much a sacrament as reading coffee cups was for Turks

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

If you don't pursue what you think will be most meaningful, you will regret it. Life is long. There is always time for Plan B. But don't begin with it.

An advantage could consist not only in a single important advantage but also in a multitude of insignificant advantages.

The writing of history is largely a process of diversion. Most historical accounts distract attention from the secret influences behind great events.

An idea is worthless unless you use it.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

Acting is reacting. You can't react if you're not paying attention, if you're not listening.

Many prayers are declined because of the rank odor of a corrupt heart, rising through the beautiful words. Let the words be wrong but the meaning right. . . . That flawed utterance is dearer to God!

Mount Calvary is the academy of love.

I'm going to work so that it's a pure guts race at the end, and if it is, I am the only one who can win it.