But the first lie in the series is the one you make with the greatest trepidation and the heaviest heart.
In 2010, I suggested that if you are a good Muslim with a good conscience, go and look for a better God, and I think that was juvenile of me.
Muslim leaders should ask themselves what exactly their relationship is to a political movement that encourages young men to kill and maim on religious grounds.
The liberal psyche wants to protect minorities, to apologize for imperialism, colonialism, slavery, and the appalling treatment of black people during the civil rights movement. At the same time, they want to continue to defend the rights of individuals.
Every time I went on TV I got a threat.
I would rather clean than beg.
All my life I have been a nomad.
I sometimes feel like I need to pinch myself. I feel extremely fortunate.
I have no problem paying my dues and I have no problem going out and working the club circuit.
And next time you're planning to injure yourself to get me attention, just remember that a little sweet talk works wonders.
I tell you to keep going, not because it's easy. Not because it doesn't hurt. I tell you to keep going because there's no other way. To stop is to die. Life is in motion. In growth. In change. Life is in seeking and in finding. Life is in redemption. Each moment is a new birth. A new chance to come back, to get it right. A new chance to make it better.