The key to understanding any people is in its art: its writing, painting, sculpture.

Knowledge is like money: To be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value.

Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance.

Historical novels are, without question, the best way of teaching history, for they offer the human stories behind the events and leave the reader with a desire to know more.

Education is everywhere, prompting one to think, to consider, to remember.

A journey is time suspended.

Books are precious things, but more than that, they are the strong backbone of civilization. They are the thread upon which it all hangs, and they can save us when all else is lost.

Browsing through the shelves in bookstores or libraries, I was completely happy.

Personally, I do not believe the human mind has any limits but those we impose ourselves.

Our world is made up of a myriad of microcosms, of tiny worlds, each with its own habitues, every one known to the others.

Someone has said that culture is what remains with you after you have forgotten all you have read, and I believe there is much truth in that.

A heart filled with anger has no room for love.

Jesus’s awake. Shame unto the storm!

When you hear the voice of God, obey Him.

There are some days we can claim and there are other days that claim us.

This is the Middle East, where every week you have something new; so whatever you talk about this week will not be valuable next week.

I'll be gray by the time I'm 30, but I like my hair. It looks shiny. I like the way it looks when those highlights are picked up on camera.

If I could just get over my issues of wanting people to like me.

[we have]taming of an ancient disease [malaria] that over the centuries has killed untold millions of people.

When your enemy falls to the ground, help him to get up! Never let a man in that condition stay on the ground! To help the weak, be it enemy, be it rival, is an honour for you!

The live concert industry has become corporate-ized.