I think it's hard to talk about the Muslim world and Christian world as blocks.

Expectations should not always be taken as reality; because you never know when you will be disappointed.

But then I came to the conclusion that no, while there may be an immigration problem, it isn't really a serious problem. The really serious problem is assimilation.

Partial truths or half-truths are often more insidious than total falsehoods.

Power remains strong when it remains in the dark; exposed to the sunlight it begins to evaporate.

Many more people in the world are concerned about sports than human rights.

Some Westerners […] have argued that the West does not have problems with Islam but only with violent Islamist extremists. Fourteen hundred years of history demonstrate otherwise.

It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the decline is occurring.

The relations between countries in the coming decade are most likely to reflect their cultural commitments, their cultural ties and antagonism with other countries.

Global politics remains extremely complex and countries have different interests, which will also lead them to make what might seem as rather bizarre friends and allies.

Nationalism is a central ideology for people who are trying to establish their own states in which they can play a dominant role.

American cinema is international like the fairy tales were international.

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

How white are the fair robes of Charity as she walketh amid the lowly habitations of the poor!

The most important things in your life are almost always impossible to predict.

The hardest thing is writing a recommendation for someone we know.

I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes...you're Doing Something.

OK Computer? More like No Thank You Computers. They killed my father, and I hate them.

I've always tried to be positive. There's a lot going on.

Internet friends are real friends