You can live a lifetime and at the end of it, know more about other people than you know about yourself.

I learned what every dreaming child needs to know, that no horizon is so far you cannot get above it or beyond it.

If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.

A lovely horse is always an experience.... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words.

A life has to move or it stagnates. Even this life, I think. Every tomorrow ought not to resemble every yesterday.

A word grows to a thought – a thought to an idea – an idea to an act. The change is slow, and the Present is a sluggish traveler loafing in the path Tomorrow wants to take.

A map says to you. Read me carefully, follow me closely, doubt me not... I am the earth in the palm of your hand.

That's what makes death so hard--unsatisfied curiosity

There's an old adage," he said, "translated from the ancient Coptic, that contains all the wisdom of the ages -- "Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.

In Africa people learn to serve each other. They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and may, one day, ask to have returned.

Conformation ... but not much else. Breeding, but too small a heart. You saw it everywhere - in men, in horses, and in women.

Islam affords women their rightful status, and encourages them to work in all sectors, as long as they are afforded appropriate respect.

A woman's body is the gate to this life. A man's body is the gate to the next life.

Fill your mind before you empty your mouth.

It is necessary to go through all the daily tasks and bring perfection to them.

Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions

There's nothing you can really do to prepare to rock. Do you prepare to eat a delicious meal? Are you hungry? Then you're gonna eat it.

Cowardice, when done correctly, can be its own kind of bravery.

One wonders how far spiritual and political leaders can genuinely lead us without some degree of mystical seeing and action.

You don't realize all the things you have in this world, much more than you need, and you do much less than you can.

In 1968 the Arts Council managed to get a grant from the treasury to buy up a lot of derelict touring theatres and put them back in the hands of the local authorities.