In Waziristan people get really upset when there are no drone attacks. Their apprehension is that the US and Pakistani government might enter in an agreement to halt the attacks.

Man always need discomfort for awaken.

The worship of God is…the only thing which renders men superior to brutes, and makes them aspire to immortality.

There is nothing in our book, the Koran, that teaches us to suffer peacefully. Our religion teaches us to be intelligent.

Names have power. In certain cultures, just speaking a man's name gives you mastery over him.

Understanding requires not just a moment of perception, but a continuous awareness, a continuous state of inquiry without conclusion

Every man is like the company he wont to keep.

Show me the path I must walk and do not let me stumble in the dark places that lie ahead.

At 23, you can completely, literally reinvent yourself if you want to.

Worshiping the earth is more fun than going to church. It's also closer.