The militant Muslim is the person who beheads the infidel, while the moderate Muslim holds the feet of the victim.

I speak and speak, [...] but the listener retains only the words he is expecting. [...] It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear.

I did not write half of what I saw, for I knew I would not be believed

I have not told the half of what I saw.

The law which their prophet Mohamed has given to muslims is that any harm done to any one who does not accept their law and any appropriation of his goods, is no sin at all.

Without stones there is no arch.

My heart beats as much as I can breathe.

The true sweetness of wine is one flavor

One of these nuts is a meal for a man, both meat and drink.

Today people just go on working, working and working. Not because they are creating something fantastic, but simply because they have to work, otherwise they don’t know what to do with themselves.

You'll drive yourself crazy trying to control something that isn't yours to control. Let go. Free yourself. Allow your mind and energy to focus on something positive... to build something beautiful.

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.

The seasons are what a symphony ought to be: four perfect movements in harmony with each other.

You can't live your life through your children.

Nobody wanted to win more than I did. Nobody !

There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead.

No one behind, no one ahead. The path the ancients cleared has closed. And the other path, everyone's path, easy and wide, goes nowhere. I am alone and find my way.

What else can matter to us, other than how our lives feel from the inside?

However, lifestyle intervention requires discipline with a tangible end result that is within reach. It requires personal resolve, a lifelong commitment.