To Arab Sunni Islamists, Iranians are gabrs (Zoroastrians) while Shi'ites, including Arab ones, are rafidis (heretics) who must be “re-converted” or put to death.

Some in the West suggest that Isam needs a separation of mosque and state. However, in the case of Iran at least what is needed is a separation lof religion and business.

It is time we learnt that a terrorist is no man's friend and everyman's enemy.

If the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris had nothing to do with Islam as President Francois Hollande suggested, why did he invite Muslim community leaders to meet him the day after the tragedy?

Religious minorities (including Jews) will have to wear special insignia in Iraq

It takes courage...to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.

I never thought about the green, but LA has a lot of greenery.

It is a most miserable thing to feel ashamed of home.

I'm a jazz musician by education and vocation, but I don't think jazz should [ dictate] what I want to do.

Love yourself for who you are and just keep going.

That's the secret: be interesting. If you can't be interesting, shut up. There's nothing wrong with silence.

He [Mitt Romney] didn't pay taxes for 10 years! Now, do I know that that's true? Well, I'm not certain, but obviously he can't release those tax returns. How would it look?

I don't want a God that would go around killing people's little girls. Neither do I want a God who would kill his own son.

If you take epitaphs seriously, we ought to bury the living and resurrect the dead.

Success Comes Through Rapidly Fixing our Mistakes Rather than Getting Things Right the First Time.