There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.

Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples' cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world.

Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.

The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.

The Islamic ethic is that if God has given you the capacity or good fortune to be a privileged individual in society, you have a moral responsibility to society.

We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.

A secure pluralistic society requires communities that are educated and confident both in the identity and depth of their own traditions and in those of their neighbours.

There is nothing wrong with being well off as long as money has a social and ethical value and is not the object of one's own greed.

There are many interpretations of Islam within the wider Islamic community, but generally we are instructed to leave the world a better place than it was when we came into it.

Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind... That is something unique to Canada. It is an amazing global human asset.

Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God's creation.

That power is in vain which is never in use.

Peace does not come through prayer, we human beings must create peace.

As you get bigger, your staff gets bigger, and your costs get bigger.

The child is the beauty of God present in the world, that greatest gift to a family

If you have too much to do, with God's help you will find time to do it all.

I don't hold with abroad and think that foreigners speak English when our backs are turned.

I am aware of the thesis that the United States has long since invested exclusively in stability and this has obviated democratic transformation in the Middle East.

There's not really anywhere I can go without being recognized, but if I put my hair up, that cuts the crowd in half.

God give me strength to face a fact though it slay me.

A good [film] director is talented, imaginative, and does his homework.