We cannot have a free market since it does not really set us free. It's free for interest, speculation and consumerism to create false needs.

To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better.

I don't like what you're doing, but I won't insult you. Why? Because who you are tomorrow may be better than who I am today

Behind every great man is not a woman, she is beside him, she is with him, not behind him

The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.

If you read the Qur'an with your head, you find repetition. If you read it with your heart, you find depth.

A true teacher doesn't teach you to think like him, but to think without him.

Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, but Arab culture is not the culture of Islam.

Humility is my table, respect is my garment, empathy is my food and curiosity is my drink. As for love, it has a thousand names and is by my side at every window.

Islam doesn't need reform, we need to reform the Muslim mind.

Saying that Islam is in heart, is similar to giving back the exam's paper completely white and saying : knowledge is in brain.

Like racism, misogyny can never be adequately addressed by its victims alone.

When do I see a photograph, when a reflection?

Force is the weapon of the weak.

If the challenge to fight was there, I always took it.

A certain alloy of expediency improves the gold of morality and makes it wear all the longer.

I have some women friends but I prefer men. Dont trust women. There is a built-in competition between women.

If we leave our smells behind us when we leave a room, surely something of our souls must remain when we leave this life?" - Qyburn

Learning from other people is what music is all about.

That [photographs] disturb readers is exactly as it should be: that's why photojournalism is often more powerful than written journalism.

I think I write or publish as much as I do because I can bear being without a book to work on.