Everything made so much sense. This is the beauty of the Qur'an; it asks you to reflect and reason....When I read the Qur'an further, it talked about prayer, kindness and charity. I was not a Muslim yet, but I felt the o­nly answer for me was the Qur'an and God had sent it to me.

All things can be forgiven if we can progress.

There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again.

Vanity is the most dangerous thing about fame.

To be calm when you've found something going on

To be what you want to be, you must give up being what you are.

Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context.