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They say that a martini is like a woman's breast. One ain't enough and three is too many.
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My contemplation of life and human nature in that secluded place [cell 54 of Cairo Central Prison] taught me that he who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never, therefore, make any progress.
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It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.
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I always wear blue shirts and I like wine or purple ties.
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Many things are mechanical and should remain mechanical. But mechanical thoughts, mechanical feelings—that is what has to be studied and can and should be changed. Mechanical thinking is not worth a penny. You can think about many things mechanically, but you will get nothing from it.
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We should seize every opportunity to give encouragement. Encouragement is oxygen to the soul. The days are always dark enough. There is no need for us to emphasize the fact by spreading further gloom.
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Most procrastination is largely indecision. Someone has said that "hell is just truth seen too late."
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I know there are some labels that put out music for art's sake, but I don't know which ones.
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An empty canvas is a living wonder — far lovelier than certain pictures.
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There isn't, even now, a great tradition of novel-writing in Afghanistan. Most of the literature is in the form of poetry.
