The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day.

The Sufi way is through knowledge and practice, not through intellect and talk.

Materialism, attachment to things of the world, includes pride. Many religious people suffer from pride: taking pleasure or even delight in being good, or religious.

One cannot learn from someone whom one distrusts.

But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.

If wine is the enemy of religion, I shall devour the enemy of religion.

The Sufis regard systems which treat everyone alike as mechanical and degenerate.

A man must be a Solomon before his magical ring will work

A man must be a Salomon before his magical ring will work. (Hafiz)

Imagination blocks you like a bolt on a door. Burn that bar. (Rumi)

Sufis (the name for the realised individual, not the learner or follower) are reunited with objective Reality and Unity.

Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world.

Divorce is one of the most financially traumatic things you can go through. Money spent on getting mad or getting even is money wasted.

But any big change is more likely to result if there is a disruptive event such as new technologies or platforms that have a surprising effect on market share.

I am living testimony to the moral force of non-violence. I know there's nothing weak - nothing passive - nothing naïve - in the creed and lives of Gandhi and King.

Students for a Democratic Society was founded in 1961.

If you're going to love somebody, love somebody who needs it.

I need family support close because when you go to work, they are long days and it can get lonely.

The unity of the bourgeoisie can be shaken only by the unity of the proletariat.

Very little happens in my books.

To grow, change, love, adapt, experience. We have to be open minded. This is the life and that's the way it should be lived.