“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”

Everything that exists in your life, does so because of two things: something you did or something you didn’t do.

I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

God does not play dice with the universe.

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

Dancers are the athletes of God.

Imagination is the highest form of research.

Women always worry about things that men forget; men always worry about things women remember.

The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.

A true genius admits that he/she knows nothing.

Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.

Success comes from curiosity, concentration, perseverance and self criticism.

However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.

The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.

If I were to remain silent, I’d be guilty of complicity.

Out of clutter, find simplicity.

Every single second is an opportunity to change your life, because in any moment you can change the way you feel.

I laughed. Partly at the joke, partly at how Afghan humor never changed. Wars were waged, the Internet was invented, and a robot had rolled on the surface of Mars, and in Afghanistan we were still telling Mullah Nasruddin jokes.

Going out of style isn’t a natural process, but a manipulated change which destroys the beauty of last year’s dress in order to make it worthless.

I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t.

Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.

When you want to change your circumstances, you must first change your thinking.

I think we’re meant to change each others lives.

It only takes a few minutes in the morning to use gratitude to Have A Magical Day by giving thanks for the events in your day ahead of time, but this one practice alone will change the way your entire day unfolds.