People see me as Andre first. Then they see me as someone who happens to be a Muslim.

Donald Trump's impulsivity concerns me. He's fanning the flames of xenophobia and Islamophobia and the American people are speaking out against it.

Thank God for the founding fathers, who set up three separate branches of government. And the media acting as the Fourth Estate.

God is my safety.

We can make our own plans and judge them by our narrow expectations, or we can experience life as the boundless reality of the One who created it.

If you have time to breathe you have time to meditate. You breathe when you walk. You breathe when you stand. You breathe when you lie down.

Dogs are nicer than people.

I won my constituency. I won 55% of the white vote.

My father and I did work for a while at the flea market and there really are rows of Afghans working there, some of whom I am related to.

A lover's a liar, To himself he lies, The truthful are loveless, Like oysters their eyes!

I almost never give interviews. It's not because I want to play hard to get. It's just that I never seem to have anything interesting to say.

Literary prizes serve a purpose if they allow for discussion of books.

I'd rather look a fool than be right and fail to act.