...There is no worse way to abuse a man’s patriotism than to estrange him from his homeland, be it his ancestral or adopted land...

…the purpose of life is to nurture joy, which involves those aspects of humanity that enrich the soul.

… a person who tries to use reasoning to explain faith gets lost in the wilderness of incomprehension.

...Hope is a ridiculous failing that we need to harbour in order to lead a serene life…

...No reformer is worthy of the name if he fails to be the ultimate pacesetter in his own reform drive...

...There is no greater dividing force in this world than self-interest....

...At the end of the day, what matters is our faith in humanity...

These quasi-faithful are growing in strength. They are the fundamentalists today, and they abound in all the religions.

Politicians like the effect of alcohol because it makes them feel important.

Grief, my friend, forces us to search our souls and find answers to issues that constrain us from becoming better human beings.

Faith goes hand in hand with the belief in a supreme purpose that includes everybody, a purpose that is for mankind’s ultimate peace, harmony and happiness.

The man who goes to the top is the man who has something to say and says it when circumstances warrant. Men who keep silent underdressed are moral cowards.

Force and not opinion is the queen of the world but it it opinion that uses the force.

If you're going to have a heart attack, mine was the kind to have. I'm thankful that it hasn't affected my output or my capacity to perform. And it has given me a lot to think and write about.

She kissed me just right, like only a lonely angel can.

Notions of Good and Evil depend entirely on social context. It is not that people are good or bad, they are raised in an aberrant or twisted environment.

I want to change the system from within the system. And that means focusing and specializing.

I feel as if I'm clearly part of a trend among writers who take themselves seriously - and I confess to taking myself as seriously as the next writer.

Chicks dig webmasters.

And none at all has ridden at the king's side since Aerinha, goddess of honor and flame, first taught men to forge their blades. You'd think Aerinha would have had better sense.

Luckily for me, when I was growing up in high school, I had a band, and I was a singer in the band. I'm less of a legit Broadway singer than I am a pop-rock singer.