Prayer is better than to sleep. Wake up. Wake up & pray. This is the way you free yourself.

To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better.

I don't like what you're doing, but I won't insult you. Why? Because who you are tomorrow may be better than who I am today

Behind every great man is not a woman, she is beside him, she is with him, not behind him

The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.

If you read the Qur'an with your head, you find repetition. If you read it with your heart, you find depth.

A true teacher doesn't teach you to think like him, but to think without him.

Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, but Arab culture is not the culture of Islam.

Humility is my table, respect is my garment, empathy is my food and curiosity is my drink. As for love, it has a thousand names and is by my side at every window.

Islam doesn't need reform, we need to reform the Muslim mind.

Saying that Islam is in heart, is similar to giving back the exam's paper completely white and saying : knowledge is in brain.

Blessed are the peacemakers:for they shall be called the children of God.

I so wish life also had the option of undo making it easier to deal with things you erred. I would have gone back in time to undo every mistake of mine, for which I have paid a very heavy price.

With passion you want to possess. The conversion of passion into compassion is the whole problem of marriage.

There is no happiness. There is only concentration.

By the time I came down from Yale, I was already more radicalized and had begun to read New Masses.

Life is crazy and meaningful at once.

The world can be better if there's love, tolerance and humility.

John Cryan and I worked together at UBS, and I think John is one smart, hardworking individual, and I wouldn't bet against John. I wish him well.

Most higher education is devoted to affirming the traditions and origins of an existing elite and transmitting them to new members.

And e'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks if this be joy.