When the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray

Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.

He who trusts the world, the world betrays him.

Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.

Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply.

Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others.

Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you.

A graceful refusal is better than a lengthy promise.

How strange is man that when he is afraid of something he runs away from it, but when he is afraid of Allah, he gets closer to Him.

Patience ensures victory.

Beware of speaking too much, for it increases mistakes and engenders boredom.

We don't shoot somebody soon, I'm gonna forget how

Many have exchanged the touch of God for the applause of men

Magda looks at me as if I've gone mad. Or I've grown up. It's kind of the same thing.

We need to be more conversant with it because science is in our lives. It's in everything. It's in the food we eat. It's in the air we breathe. It's everywhere.

I'm not busy... a woman with three children under the age of 10 wouldn't think my schedule looked so busy.

Climate change is destroying our path to sustainability. Ours is a world of looming challenges and increasingly limited resources. Sustainable development offers the best chance to adjust our course.

Solitude may rust your words.

The Talmud: Heart's Blood of the Jewish Faith.

I like to read because it's the opposite of being on the go. Reading is the perfect antidote.

I want to hear from the creature who isn't blessed with unbelievable good looks and incredible genes. I want to hear from the geek girl, the forgotten girl, the invisible girl and the miserable girl.