The soft power of science has the potential to reshape global diplomacy.

I am not one of the new media experts working all the time with my computers and the PowerPoints and things of that sort.

On the banks of the Nile, the Rosetta branch, I lived an enjoyable childhood in the City of Disuq, which is the home of the famous mosque, Sidi Ibrahim.

From the dawn of history, science has probed the universe of unknowns, searching for the uniting laws of nature.

Curiosity - the rover and the concept - is what science is all about: the quest to reveal the unknown.

Investing in science education and curiosity-driven research is investing in the future.

I'd rather have the influence than the power, and the influence to me is to build institutions of independence and democracy, to regain for Egypt prestige in education and science and technology.

Let me put it this way: There is nothing in Islam that is fundamentally against the quest for knowledge.

In today's world, America's soft power is commonly thought to reside in the global popularity of Hollywood movies, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Starbucks.

Despite differences of faith or even the occasional collisions between them, Egypt is united.

Every effort should be made to help build the new democratic nation with reconciliation and forgiveness, for the sake of Egypt and not for the benefit of a party or a group.

In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.

there was nothing to be ashamed of in doing jobs simply to make a living, so long as those jobs fueled other creative efforts

We’re your friends. Our job is to tease you mercilessly about your foibles, rag you about your upright, honorable nature, and point out to you when you’re being a complete dolt.

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.

We're meant to be friends but you never tell me anything.

Injustice towards others is a threat to everybody

The transcendent importance of love and good-will in all human relationships is shown by their mighty beneficent effect upon the individual and upon society.

The leg of a baby is stronger than the balls of Muhamed Ali

I've loved the escapism of being another person, slipping into another character for a little while

If you want to surrender to creativity, surrender to creation.