The body apologizes to the soul for its errors, and the soul asks forgiveness for squatting in the body without invitation.

The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.

As long as people are going to call you lunatic anyway, why not get the benefit of it? It liberates you from convention.

Remember to breathe. It is after all, the secret of life.

From torched skyscrapers, men grew wings.

Where I'm from, we believe in all sorts of things that aren't true... we call it history.

Books fall open, you fall in. When you climb out again, you're a bit larger than you used to be.

If magic was present, it moved under the skin of the world, beneath the ability of human eyes to catch sight of it.

I know you don't want to hear this but someone has to say it! You are out of control! I mean they're just shoes... let it go!

Growth and change were viewed as reactions to conditions met

Waking up was a daily cruelty, an affront, and she avoided it by not sleeping.

Effective leaders are good spotters. They are on the lookout forpotential leaders. They have the ability to look beyond other’s deficiencies tosee their possibilities.

You know, I look to myself mainly as a creative writer all my life and a medical doctor.

Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

I've seen extreme bravery from the least likely of people. Life is about the moments when it's all gone wrong. That's when we define ourselves.

You can’t bounce off the walls If there are no walls: outdoor schools make kids happier—and smarter

I knew what I had to do as party leader had to be sensible and relate to the real situation we were in, rather than a situation you would like to have.

Al Jazeera is one entity that everyone across the Arab world watches. Arabs are proud of that.

But somewhere on the great world the sun is always shining, and, just so sure as you live, it will sometime shine on you.

Monogamy is contrary to nature but necessary for the greater social good.

You know, when I was younger I was into all kinds of art - drawing, painting, all that stuff. But I played drums, played piano forever.