We think of the romance novel as a lesser form of literature, but I don't think that's true. Love is a very important aspect of human life and worth exploring.

Childbirth changed my perception of my wife. She was now the bloodied special forces soldier who had fought and risked everything for our family.

Islam is not a race, yet Islamophobia partakes of racist characteristics.

Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.

It seems an obvious thing to say, but you should not imagine that we Pakistanis are all potential terrorists, just as we should not imagine that you Americans are all undercover assassins.

I think sometimes feeling that you've been marginalized opens you up to the realization that, in their own lives, almost everyone experiences marginalization, a kind of foreigner sense.

All human stories are migration stories because everyone is a refugee from their own childhood.

Time only moves in one direction. Remember that. Things always change.

I think massive migration is inevitable. As sea levels rise, as climate change happens, as fertile fields become arid, as wars are fought, people are going to move. They always have.

When the uncertain future becomes the past, the past in turn becomes uncertain.

It's important to have a non-nostalgic view and say, let's look forward, because if we don't, all we'll hear are voices telling us to go back.

God will never forsake you.

Whatever it means to be a Christian, it at least involves the discovery of friends you did not know you had.

I'm proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is - I could be just as proud for half the money.

The truth. The dead want nothing else. It is the only thing that they require.

The two chief things that give a man reputation in counsel, are the opinion of his honesty, and the opinion of his wisdom; the authority of those two will persuade.

Keep saying hello to people. They will be the differentiator for you for the rest of your life.

The point is, this is a way to help inoculate me about what has come and is coming.

... the benefit arising from moderate use of strong Liquor have been experienced in all Armies, and are not to be disputed.

I haven't prepared as much as I would like to but it will be fun to get out there again. I have nothing left to prove in surfing but still have the desire to keep going.

I go from being hugely hopeful and entertaining to... really not. I'm not manic depressive, but I can really go to the darker side.