"The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death."

"There are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with all their heart because they know him, and those who seek him with all their heart because they do not know him."

"Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God."

"Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything."

"A courageous heart knows that the canvas of tomorrow is painted with the actions of today."

"I met a lot of great people in Saudi Arabia and I'd like to see them again. And I'd love to spend more time in the desert and in the mountains. I felt really at home there."

"The darkest nights often reveal that the heart sees what is invisible to the eye."

"This is the hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love, and keep modest as a giver."