My father always says that heroism is in the Pashtun DNA.
Waiting in line for something mundane is very boring. Waiting for my doctor to see me and waiting for my dentist to see me, yes, that is boring.
I'm usually at home and in bed by 10 o'clock. I do not want to be out at anybody's New Year's Eve party.
The most luxurious item is a beautiful bed and beautiful, simple sheets.
Luxury is. . . to be able to take control of one's life, health, and the pursuit of happiness in a way that is joyful.
Some days are good; some days are not so good. Some days are really exciting. Some days are just tedious. You just have to get up out of bed.
I love people - it is not the fashion, it is the people in fashion I love.
Thanks to the scientific method, most people in "developed" countries have an outlook of mild deism. We assume things like weather and disease operate according to fixed natural laws. Every so often, though, problems impinge on us so directly that we stretch beyond that mildly deistic stance and ask God to intervene. When a drought drags on too long, we pray for rain. When a young mother gets a diagnosis of cervical cancer, we solicit prayers for her healing. We beseech God as if trying to talk God into something God otherwise might not want to do.
Perhaps to be able to learn things quickly isn't everything. To be kind is worth a great deal to other people. . . Lots of clever people have done harm and have been wicked.
Make yourself useful, not just on a day to day basis, but as a lifetime thing.
You can plant a church and grow a church. That's not that hard to do, but it's harder to be a viable source of transformation in a city or your time or space.