When you say things like, 'We have to wipe out the Taliban,' what does that mean? The Taliban is not a fixed number of people. The Taliban is an ideology that has sprung out of a history that, you know, America created anyway.

Man is an animal that makes bargains; no other animal does this--one dog does not change a bone with another.

Adam Smith

When was the last time you woke up and realized that today could be the best day of your life?

Steve Maraboli

The first responsibility of the Muslim is as teacher. That is his job, to teach. His first school, his first classroom is within the household. His first student is himself. He masters himself and then he begins to convey the knowledge that he has acquired to the family. The people who are closest to him.

H. Rap Brown

You live and let live, eventually that becomes enough.

Jodi Picoult

All things are becoming to good people.

Proverb

If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.

Rita Mae Brown

Though I am a Catholic, a professing one, I have serious doubts about the survival of the human personality after death.

Taylor Caldwell

When we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to ask permission of someone.

George O'Neil

Home is where you feel at home and are treated well.

Dalai Lama

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see.

Henry David Thoreau

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.

Publilius Syrus

So she stood naked in front of the young man and at this moment stopped playing the game.

Milan Kundera