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.

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 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.

A proper home can provide the bridge across that terrible gulf between poverty and a better future.

And with this frailty of mind, society in general acts like the petulant child in the sandbox, relational aggression occasionally frothing above the surface.

Her grandmother had once told her that one of life's best lessons was not being afraid to look foolish -- to just ask the question.

When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport

We actually need intelligent doubt and skepticism; they protect us against mistaken views and propaganda.

The greatest gift you can give anyone is a gift of empowerment and love.

So easy it is to see the errors of past ages, so difficult to acknowledge our own!

I've put down my scrivener's pen. These days i prefer not to.

Ye have locked yerselves up in cages of fear and, behold, do ye now complain that ye lack FREEDOM!

What is aught but as 'tis valued?

When it comes down to music, I have no balance. I am 100 percent. It is like full throttle. Five hundred miles an hour.