"Courage is not the absence of trembling, but the decision to step forward regardless. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"It is a profound truth that a steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest."

"To know when to speak and when to listen is the hallmark of genuine discernment. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."

"The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body."

"The opposite of anger is not calmness, its empathy."

"I hate Iran. I hate the Iranian government. It's a cruel and evil government."

"Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded."

"In our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying their own needs. There is so much anger, distrust, greed, and pettiness that we are losing our capacity to work well together."