The efficacy of a prayer depends not on the words but on the sincerity of intention.

If Allah created you for this world, He would have created you without death.

Sometimes the people with the worst past, create the best future

Get used to a rough life, for luxury does not last forever.

I have never regretted my silence. As for my speech, I have regretted it over and over again.

Just like the moon is fully illuminated when facing the sun, so are believers who fully turn themselves to face the Prophet ﷺ

A true Muslim is like rain, wherever it falls, it will benefit.

To speak less is wisdom, to eat less is healthy, and to mingle less with te people is safe and serene.

Islam will be destroyed by the mistakes of scholars, the arguments of the hypocrites who misinterpret the Qur’an to support their views and misleading rulers.

Women are not a garment you wear and undress however you like. They are honored and have their rights.

A photographer is like a writer... you're writing with your lens so make sure you tell a good story.

Nothing has more retarded the advancement of learning than the disposition of vulgar minds to ridicule and vilify what they cannot comprehend.

I live in Florida and people are crazy here. And I say that lovingly.

Whatever road I take, the guiding star is within me; the guiding star and the loadstone which point the way. They point in but one direction. They point to me.

If they would rather die, . . . they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.

Still, you can't complain about the number of movies being made. Never have the means of making movies been so accessible to so many. The problem is getting bodies into seats.

For it is my opinion that we enclose and celebrate the freaks of our nation and our civilization. Yellowstone National Park is no more representative of America than is Disneyland.

Family are the people who must make you feel ashamed when you are deserving of shame.

It's really a lot easier to write about things that are problematic. Who wants to hear how happy you are?

I have sometimes been told that my music is 'difficult' for the listener.

I think our animals are angels, earth-angels, pointing out for us the steadfast path of love, loyalty, optimism, faith, joy, hope. They teach us everything important about life.