Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you.

Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.

He who trusts the world, the world betrays him.

Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.

Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply.

Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others.

A graceful refusal is better than a lengthy promise.

How strange is man that when he is afraid of something he runs away from it, but when he is afraid of Allah, he gets closer to Him.

Patience ensures victory.

Beware of speaking too much, for it increases mistakes and engenders boredom.

A wise man always has something to say, whereas a fool always needs to say something.

Giving credence to persistent intuitions awakens the dormant heart consciousness.

You live on. You never die. You live on in the hearts of people whose life you have impacted.

My father rebelled ferociously against his conservative upbringing where his father physically abused him.

The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise.

There is no substitute for experience

To be radical is to grasp things by the root.

When somebody talks about home, you have to listen carefully so you know exactly which one the person is referring to.

Mathematical Mark all mathematical heads, which be only and wholly bent to those sciences, how solitary they be themselves, how unfit to live with others, and how unapt to serve in the world.

Artists are a very important part of our society because they make a great contribution to our values. The artist creates a value system that we all grow up on, whether we know it or not.

As I understand life at different levels, I can use music to express what these levels feel like to me. Hopefully the listener can be transported to this understanding by listening to the music.