I like the idea of an open, international London that thrives on attracting hard-working, talented people but has the confidence to tell them they must play by the same rules as everyone else.

Childbirth changed my perception of my wife. She was now the bloodied special forces soldier who had fought and risked everything for our family.

Islam is not a race, yet Islamophobia partakes of racist characteristics.

Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.

It seems an obvious thing to say, but you should not imagine that we Pakistanis are all potential terrorists, just as we should not imagine that you Americans are all undercover assassins.

I think sometimes feeling that you've been marginalized opens you up to the realization that, in their own lives, almost everyone experiences marginalization, a kind of foreigner sense.

All human stories are migration stories because everyone is a refugee from their own childhood.

Time only moves in one direction. Remember that. Things always change.

I think massive migration is inevitable. As sea levels rise, as climate change happens, as fertile fields become arid, as wars are fought, people are going to move. They always have.

When the uncertain future becomes the past, the past in turn becomes uncertain.

It's important to have a non-nostalgic view and say, let's look forward, because if we don't, all we'll hear are voices telling us to go back.

I am stuck in the 70's. I can't seem to get away from that era.

It is entirely possible to create something totally artificial within the realms of rock and roll.

I never listened to country music growing up.

If I believed everything everyone had ever told me about my family I'd be a sight more miserable than I am now

The paperless society is about as plausible as the paperless bathroom.

Loving people is the highest level of spiritual warfare that we could ever do

Working on new projects gives you the opportunity to learn and absorb new things.

The world around you is some kind of distraction at best, and evil at worst, and you should be turning away from it.

I love my home, just playing games and just sleeping. No matter where you go, nothing is better than sleeping.

Critics only speak up when they see someone shining. Average work doesn't threaten them.