Where one is present, God is the second, and where there are two, God is the third.

Riches are not from abundance of worldly goods, but from a contented mind.

Tie your camel up as best you can, and then trust it to Providence.

If one finds oneself with bread in both hands, that person should exchange one loaf for some flowers of the narcissus, because the loaf feeds the body, but the flowers feed the soul.

A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.

Sleep is the sister of death and the dwellers of heaven will not sleep

If anyone tells you someone has changed their character; don't believe it.

Let go the things of which you are in doubt for the things in which there is no doubt.

O Allah! Pardon my sins. Yes, I come.

Flowers feed the soul.

Pay the laborer his wages before his sweat dries.

Are you afraid of the dark?” I asked.“No. Monsters aren't real. This is real. I'm scared of what could happen when the lights go out.

There is no playing safe with me any longer. I only take huge risks. I know this means I can lose big time, but so long as there is a chance that I will win big time, I will take it

Those who make the worst use of their time most complain of its brevity.

Biology is the science. Evolution is the concept that makes biology unique.

I look at comic books, and I do very eclectic mood boards with ideas and images that have to do with a character or story point. It's a bit like spinning plates. You gradually just steal your ideas.

You were born original don't die a copy

Praise becomes compulsory when we experience true intimacy [with God].

I hope that by 2050 the entire solar system will have been explored and mapped by flotillas of tiny robotic craft.

Sometimes we have to actually say, I think you're really funny, but none of your jokes are going to make it on the air. So just answer my questions. Seriously.

The world is a thing that a man must learn to despise, and even to neglect, before he can learn to reverence it, and work in it and for it.