Truth is not merely what we are thinking, but also why, to whom and under what circumstances we say it.

It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.

Follow the man who seeks the truth; run from the man who has found it.

Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it.

Nothing is more powerful than individuals acting out of their own conscience.

Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.

Without commonly shared and widely entrenched moral values and obligations, neither the law, nor democratic government, nor even the market economy will function properly.

Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.

This is a confusing and uncertain period, when a thousand wise words can go completely unnoticed, and one thoughtless word can provoke an utterly nonsensical furor.

We must not be afraid of dreaming the seemingly impossible if we want the seemingly impossible to become a reality.

There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight.

Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.

All joy lies in the present moment. The journey of life and prosperity are made of the present moment.

I wish I lived in your world, where it's sunshine and puppies all the time.

The mighty Mahmúd, Allah-breathing Lord, That all the misbelieving and black HordeOf Fears and Sorrows that infest the SoulScatters before him with his whirlwind Sword.

I think it's a real gift to be able to say that what's in your life is enough. It seems most of us re always wanting more.

In songs, you have to tell people about something they didn't see and weren't there for, and you have to do it as if you were.

To Paradise, the Arabs say, Satan could never find the way Until the peacock led him in.

The only courage you will need is the courage to live the life you are meant to.

I have always been a sucker for the big, upbeat chorus.

With what's happened in the world the last three years, it's easier to see why it's become popular again to diminish and revile Arabs and Muslims in American popular culture.