“Hatred is self-punishment. Do you think they're feeling bad because you hate them?”

“People hate out of fear and ignorance. If they could just get to know the people they hate, and focus on their common interests, they could overcome that hatred.”

“Before you judge a person, try to imagine how you would feel if the same things had happened to you.”

“Don't allow guilt to enter your heart, because it's a disease, like cancer, that'll eat away at you until there's nothing left.”

“You cannot go back and make a new start, but you can start now and make a new ending”

“He looked me directly in the eye. 'So you live in America?''We do.' I smiled.He stopped, opened his backpack, pulled out an empty tear gas grenade and handed it to me. 'I believe it was a present from your country.' Majid smiled. 'Tell your friends thanks. We got their grenade.”

“Success is not about never falling, but about rising every time you fall”