“You train your heart to control your body. That’s what you do when you fast.”

Our religion doesn’t demand perfection but instead a manageable strive to better ourselves.

When you find yourself in a position to help someone, be happy because Allah is answering that person’s prayer through you.

Religion becomes a hollow shell of its former self when ritual remains and thoughtful reflection disappears.

If doctors are paid the same salary as bus drivers, community would not be crazy about making their children doctors.

Insulting the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) is like trying to spit at the sun, it will only come back in your face.

Iblis (satan) himself recognizes the Lordship of Allah, but wants the human being to forget it.

Change your ‘Nafs’, change the world.

You can’t just pretend that the things you watch, and the things you hear, and the places you go will not have an impact on your character. They will.

Guilt is a gift from Allah warning you that what you are doing is violating your soul.

What you desire is what YOU want, what you have is what ALLAH wants.

If you have friends or family who are not practicing, give them your company and not your judgment. They need your patience and your love. Allah is sufficient for judgment and He subhanahu wa ta’ala is a perfect Judge. We are not.

The people who test your patience are a blessing, Without them, you can’t practice patience.

Forgiving someone isn’t just about doing good to another. It’s also about healing a scar in your own heart.

People have no idea how true the promise of Allah is. Put your trust in Allah, and He will see you through.

Sabr is not remaining quiet and allowing anger to build up inside you. Sabr is to talk about what’s bothering you without losing control of your emotions.

The more knowledge (of deen) you have the more humble you should be. Instead you are becoming judgemental.

Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows. Now we are poor but we are free. No white man controls our footsteps. If we must die, we die defending our rights.

Why can’t we control our anger? because we love perfection. make a little room for imperfection in our lives.

It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being educated, how I’m supposed to think.

Worry is assuming responsibilities that you cannot handle. They truth is, they are responsibilities that God never intended for you to handle, because they are His.

Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have.

As soon as government management begins it upsets the natural equilibrium of industrial relations, and each interference only requires further bureaucratic control until the end is the tyranny of the totalitarian state.

My diabetes is such a central part of my life… it did teach me discipline, it also taught me about moderation. I’ve trained myself to be super-vigilant because I feel better when I am in control.

That’s something I like about drag – I get to do everything. Collaborative arts are hard for me because I don’t really like to relinquish control.