"The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrenders to God.' But the press makes us seem like haters."

"A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life."

"I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want."

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."

"Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins."

"Not failure, but low aim, is crime."

"One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."

"I think you have to try and fail, because failure gets you closer to what you're good at."