Among the believers who show most perfect faith are those who have best disposition and are kindest to their families.

The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: "Indeed, an ignorant man who is generous is dearer to God than a worshipper who is miserly."

The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: "It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing."

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was asked what type of earning was best, and he replied: " A man's work with his hands and every (lawful) business transaction."

The Prophet also said: "A truthful and trustworthy merchant is associated with the prophets."

Like all living things, you were created for unlimited growth and possibilities. Keep growing. Keep changing. Be everything you were meant to be.

A world without problems is an illusion, so is a world without solutions.

The answer to human life is not to be found within the limits of human life.

We need to be willing to witness ourselves in all the shades of our humanness, and to come into the heart space daily and just hold ourselves with love and compassion.

Action is redemption.

I'm a pointillist, just working my tiny little piece of the canvas. I'm not so good at perspective.

As we sin, so do we suffer

It seems to me that everything that happens to us is a disconcerting mix of choice and contingency.

The freer the market is and the more respect you have for private property, the better the environment is protected.

And it was as if fate had betrayed the soldier. In death it exposed to his enemies that poverty which in life he had perhaps concealed from his friends.