In many of the things that people do, they themselves are the centre of attention, but they inscribe some other name on their banner.

We coin concepts and we use them to analyse and explain nature and society. But we seem to forget, midway, that these concepts are our own constructs and start equating them with reality.

As a result of the awareness and consciousness of decline, an awareness and consciousness of a national ethnicity or an Islamic identity also came into being.

People first concern themselves with meeting their basic needs; only afterwards, do they pursue any higher needs.

Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult tasks of religious intellectuals.

Compromise has a negative connotation.

In order for answers to become clear, the questions have to be clear.

Energy is a concept that has been coined by physicists. There is no observable thing known as energy anywhere.

We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We must tackle small problems.

The clergy earns its living from religion. If your interests are secured through religion, then you will defend your interests first, and religion will become secondary.

Islam, or any religion, will become totalitarian if it is made into an ideology, because that is the nature of ideologies.

Our intelligence cannot wall itself up alive, like a pupa in a chrysalis. It must at any cost keep on speaking terms with the universe that engendered it.

Our true nationality is mankind.

Quoting Shakespeare doesn't make you an intellectual. It just makes you a fan of Shakespeare.

As a kid, I said, 'I want to write for movies.' When I finally had that opportunity it was like I was able to exhale. 'Wow, I'm finally doing this for real.'

Money talks — but credit has an echo.

Dare to be irrational! - keep free from formulas, open to any fresh impulse, fluid.

The faintest gleam of their lost memories glimmered for the briefest moment in their hearts.

My definition of genius is not being that person the actual human is a genius, but it's a person that just allows God to work through them.

Extreme poverty anywhere is a threat to human security everywhere.