These days no one challenges us, ' he said. 'And because there is no challenge, there is no reason to work hard. And with no reason to work hard, we have all become lazy.

I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching it too fast derides it, makes it a little less easy to understand.

My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind.

For my father there was no sharper way to understand a country than by listening to its stories.

Believe, and what was impossible becomes possible what at first was hidden becomes visible.

There can be few situations more fearful than breaking down in darkness on the highway leading to Casablanca. I have rarely felt quite so vulnerable or alone.

To Succeed, you must reach for the stars, and let your imagination find its own path

We had the kind of conversations that only great friends can ever share. They were touched with magic.

At the dealership, I pulled out the sieve and toyed with it threateningly. When the salesman was ready for me, I held it up, told him I was not a tourist and demanded a large discount.

The ants are bad" The Bear"the ants?"Tahir"Do not be fooled. They look very small, so harm you don't think of then at all. Then years. Then one day you wake up, and your home has fallen down." Osman.

Stories are a communal currency of humanity.

Ivy was particularly adept at being ignorant but could cause extensive havoc with the smallest scrap of information.

Seek justice: Make a commitment to serve the needs of the ‘least of these’ and give voice to the voiceless.

I have this blanket thing about giving parenting advice to parents, and that's: 'Don't take other people's advice on parenting.'

When I read "The Whole Nine Yards" I was like, 'Okay, this is a G-spot role'.

My mom is my heart. But my [step]dad was my role model, the hardest working man I ever knew.

This is love, to sit with someone you've known forever in a place you've been meaning to go, and watching as their life happens to them until you stand up and it's time to go.

All the people have gone to war leaving no interrogator to mind.

A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there's less of you.

Being an actor is often very tedious, which is why it helps hugely if your fellow cast members are also good friends.

Friendship is an order of nobility; from its revelations we come more worthily into nature.