Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.

To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.

Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation.

Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.

Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.

Offen love between two people intensifies not because of beauty or some advantage, but because of sheer spiritual affinity.

Dear friend, Your heart is a polished mirror. You must wipe it dean of the veil of dust that has gathered upon it, because it is destined to reflect the light of divine secrets.

Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.

Half of disbelief in Allah in the world is caused by people who make religion look ugly due to their bad conduct and ignorance

The way to paradise is an uphill climb whereas hell is downhill. Hence, there is a struggle to get to paradise and not to hell.

You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.

I think it would be really awesome to be a rock star.

The fact that the 7 hours time control allows us to play a great deep game is not of great importance for mass-media.

It is beauty that begins to please, and tenderness that completes the cbarm.

I'm very fast on teaching guys. Like, when I came over here, I only had two rehearsals with the band. I wondered when I first got here... but it sure came up great.

The most important question is, 'Am I asking the most important question?' The second most important question is, 'Am I asking the most important question in the most important way?'

A rock musician's career is short-lived. To extend it, you need to do other things to keep yourself fresh.

Boy poison - a boy's kisses were like a poison, which infected you and after you were exposed you craved more, like an addict.

Hope rarely enters into it. 'Tis action moves the world.

Some of the jam we thought was for tomorrow, we've already eaten

I don't think it's a black and white issue. If a man's family is starving so to speak, I don't think I'll hold it against him for stealing a loaf of bread.