“..Imam Ali [A]..'However knows himself (his soul or spirit) knows [or has known] his Lord”

“But when a faithful Muslim is alone by himself, he is not lonely. As a matter of fact being alone is prized by faithful Muslims. There is a Hadith from Imam Sajjad (A.S.) in which the Imam is quoted as saying: 'If all between the East and West were to die, I would not feel lonely as long as the Qur'an was with me.”

“Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.”

“Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.”

“The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 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.”

“Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.”