To reflect on the essence of the Creator ... is forbidden to the human intellect because of the severance of all relation between the two existences.

I went to the West and saw Islam, but no Muslims; I got back to the East and saw Muslims, but not Islam.

Men have no better guidance than examples and facts proved by experience.

Photographs objectify: they turn an event or a person into something that can be possessed.

say the words out loud / yes / the ones that make your heart pinch / say them out loud

We are all born with a dream

A cheerful frame of mind reinforced by relaxation which in itself banishes fatigue is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run.

Every week Republicans are excited about a new candidate because the one they liked last week turned out to be a moron.

The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave.

I had to smile at the man. I mean, you have to smile at idiots and children.

Hollywood is a suction for your confidence or your faith or your togetherness. Just walking on the street you can feel it.

When reading, only read. When eating, only eat. When thinking, only think.

If you knew what was going to happen in the economy, you still wouldn't necessarily know what was going to happen in the stock market.