I really, really wanted to lose awareness of the here and now. The best way for me to do that was bury myself in a book.
At the beginning, I thought the best Islamic work was in Spain - the mosque in Cordoba, the Alhambra in Granada. But as I learned more, my ideas shifted. I traveled to Egypt, and to the Middle East ma...
When you are fitted in a racing car and you race to win, second or third place is not enough.
I have already settled it for myself so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free.
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
Forgiveness requires a sense that bad behaviour is a sign of suffering rather than malice.
Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.
When I was in school I read a lot of comic books and pretend I was in them and kids would tease me and call me names. But now I do the same things and people say that I'm artistic and cool and I'm doi...
Some days are better than others. The same can be said about people.
I want to put a ding in the universe.
Self-leaders are still true leaders even if they have no known followers. True leaders inspire by the influence of their characters and general self-made brands. Leadership is defined by the virtues o...