I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly strong, we know what we want and we are not fragile enough.

But the weakness comes from these Westernised co-opted Muslim leaders who just want to look good in the eyes of the West and Western media.

Today the Western powers and media want to domesticate us like sheep, to keep us tame and domesticated.

So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with determination. There is no space and no room for democratic consultation. The Shariah is set and fixed, so why do we need to discuss it anymore? Just implement it!

I want to do exactly what I want to do. I'd rather gamble on the box office than beg for a grant.

To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what you're doing in life-in my case, dancing.

In good times, people want to advertise; in bad times, they have to.

It's like when you want to make a house... the technique is very important.

Too many people say to their brokers, I can't deal with this. Take my money. Do what you want. That's the worst attitude you can have.

If you are a novelist of a certain type of temperament, then what you really want to do is re-invent the world. God wasn't too bad a novelist, except he was a Realist.

I want people to be blown away when I do what they don't expect.

I never want to get to the point where it's all about my needs, and the hell with anybody else.

I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.

I don't want to be stinky poo poo girl, I want to be happy flower child.

I really want to understand the mind so I can be more comfortable with the way people are. Being comfortable with people is incredibly important.