You can't say 'I don't do politics,' because silence is a political statement.

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.

I found it hard work now to pray to God, because despair was swallowing me up

This story's gonna grab people. It's about this guy, he's crazy about this girl, but he likes to wear dresses. Should he tell her? Should he not tell her? He's torn, Georgie. This is drama.

Average is the enemy of excellence, and average commitment will prevent you from enduring to the end.

Because I'm not writing all the time (thank goodness), my mind is sometimes pleasantly blank.

Who you are depends on who you meet.

I must say, I don't think there's any more challenging music out there in jazz than what we're doing.

Still water does not only run deep. It runs dangerously.

Creativity is a quality that we give to every activity that we do.

They'd branded me like some kind of animal. Lower than an animal. A number.

To those who err in judgment, not in will, anger is gentle.