You can be a very charitable capitalist. Like [Nicola] Sarkozy was saying, we have to 'moralise capitalism', which for me is a contradiction in terms.

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.

What's the whole point of being pretty on the outside when you’re so ugly on the inside?

The root of all fear is imagination.

May my weakness not drive me to my knees in despair, but raise me up to You, Lord.

As a writer I've learned certain lessons. One of them is to be careful about how you put a view, and to bear in mind how easily and readily you'll be misinterpreted.

It's always challenging to go into a role.

Political economy has only become a science since it has been confined to the results of inductive investigation.

Itch to read, scratch to understand.

I was a greasy short-order cook. I just liked being greasy! That was a real departure for me.

Whatever pains disease may bring Are but the tangy seasoning To Loves delicious fare.

I'd like to win an Oscar.