"No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism."

"I enjoy the spring more than the autumn now. One does, I think, as one gets older."

"Yes, I deserve a spring - I owe nobody nothing."

"Nature is the source of all true knowledge. She has her own logic, her own laws, she has no effect without cause nor invention without necessity."

"The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer."

"Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance."