It doesnt always help us to love the world,but it does prevent us from hating the world.

Love is a one-way street. Love, like respect isn't something you get; it's something you give

The voice, Afghan matchmakers say, is more than half of love.

A wise man once told me- he’s a muslim by the way- that he has more in common with a jew than he does a fanatic of his own religion. He has more in common with a rational, reasonable-minded Christian or a Buddhist or Hindu than he does with a fanatic of his own religion. In fact, he has more in common with a ration, reasonable-minded atheist than he does with a fanatic of his own religion

If we can't respect the way we earn it, money has no value. If we can't use it to make life better for our families and loved ones, money has no purpose.

when you judge the power that is in a person, you must judge their capacities as both friend and as enemy.

Civilization, after all, is defined by what we forbid, more than what we permit.