"If you believe in the Lord, He will do half the work - but the last half. He helps those who help themselves."

“While it may take generations of nurturing, nations founded on and grounded in freedom will eventually overcome and prosper. Once free, folks rarely accept anything less, and that includes Iraqis.”

“I have been living in the Islamic emirate of Afghanistan and following its leaders' rules. The current leader does not allow me to exercise such operations,”

“Look at me, man, look at me and tell me I don't know what I'm about. I'm Conor Larkin. I'm an Irishman and I've had enough.”

Source : LEON URIS (1976). “TRINITY”

“There is no undertaking more challenging, no responsibility more awesome, than that of being a mother.”

“Our lives are entwined with the people over the footlights. We are a part of them.”

“People are always shocked to hear I'm an athlete by profession and even more shocked when they hear I'm a fencer from the United States. I challenge the stereotype that Muslim women are oppressed and that a Muslim can be American by birth. It's amazing how many assumptions people make, but I embrace the opportunity to use this Olympic platform to educate.”

Source : "The Road to Rio". Interview with Avery Stone, www.yahoo.com. August 3, 2016.

“Books are like truth serum-- if you don't read, you can't figure out what's real.”

Source : Rodman Philbrick (2015). “Freak the Mighty”, p.16, Usborne Publishing Ltd

“If I am virtuous and worthy, for whom should I not maintain a proper concern?”