Determination, with an optimistic attitude is the key to success.

I have been confronted with many difficulties throughout the course of my life, and my country is going through a critical period. But I laugh often, and my laughter is contagious. When people ask me how I find the strength to laugh now, I reply that I am a professional laugher.

I believe each human being has the potential to change, to transform one’s own attitude, no matter how difficult the situation.

Each of us has the potential to contribute... You have a great opportunity to make a new shape of the world.

There is soul music, soul food, and soul love.

From adversity we can learn the value of patience.

We can't blame the entire Muslim society because of the mischievous acts of a few individuals. Therefore, at the general public level we must cultivate the notion of not just one religion, one truth, but pluralism and many truths. We can change the atmosphere, and we can modify certain ways of thinking.