The jihad was therefore employed as an instrument for both the universalization of religion and the establishment of an imperial world state.

Sometimes I wonder why I exist with all my vast knowledge, while others exist longer with their clichés.

Learn to do things right and then do them right every time.

Beloved," said the Glorious One, "unless thy desire had been for me thou wouldst not have sought so long and so truly. For all find what they truly seek.

Our task is tough, and our time is limited. Party organizations and governments at all levels must give priority to emission reduction and bring the idea deep into people's hearts.

It is a horrible demoralizing thing to be a lawyer. You look for such low motives in everyone and everything.

People still come up to me and ask whether I am Louise Brown or if they've seen me somewhere else before.

Peace is in proportion to every pause: observe the difference between to run, to walk, to stand, to sit, to lie, to die.

Impossibility is only a sum of greater unrealised possibles. It veils an advanced stage and a yet unaccomplished journey.

If we get public education right, everything else will follow. But if we get it wrong, not much else will matter.

If you start to see more successful businesses that are playing on a global level, the story of Africa will begin to change