Be firm and upright upon the commands of Allah, work to His obedience and keep away from His disobedience.

The World is three days: As for yesterday, it has vanished, along with all that was in it. As for tomorrow, you may never see it. As for today, it is yours, so work in it.

Seeking knowledge at an Young age is like engraving on a stone.

Do not sit idle, for indeed death is seeking you

The Righteous Salaf were as fearful of their good deeds being squandered, or not being accepted, as the present generation is certain that their neglect would be forgiven.

Whoever does not hold his tongue cannot understand his deen.

Tell me where it is gone — then I will tell you where it came from.

A smile is the best compliment of love for a friend and for a stranger.

Really? We are being herded on a bus to drive across town to an all-boy academy where we disembark and join our lonely counterparts on a dance floor. Sounds like a scorecard situation to me.

[Our self-image is] that gap between intention and effect

All formal dogmatic religions are fallacious and must never be accepted by self-respecting persons as final.

You're only as strong as your weakest link so you've got to make sure everybody in your crew is on point.

Paraguay has had a U.S. supermarket boss as its ambassador for a while. He did the job well. He was there because he wanted to be there. Rather than the British diplomat who didn't want to be there.

American Medical Association [AMA] was strongly opposed to any scheme for group practice and to health insurance ... because they are un-American.

Having photographs around the house is fine - if they're royal and on the grand piano.

I think I was almost 12, so I knew who George C. Scott was, but if I could work with George C. Scott now, I'd be so pumped.

I'm always interested in people being able to share stories that allow us to see the landscape of human foibles, challenges, and ultimately triumph.