I absolutely do believe that we need to not be so myopic. We ought to throw open widely the windows on the world in order to learn more about it.
Faith and optimism come from love.
Children come into the world with a lot of personality already imbedded in them.
My whole family was Muslim, and most of the people I knew were Muslim.
That's a powerful way to love, when you accept your children, however they emerge, with all their peculiarities.
Meanness is the one thing I do get upset about on those rare occasions when I see it.