Hamza Yusuf Quotes

Have a strong mind and a soft heart.

We're all capable of anything as human beings. Any emotion, any action. We really are.

The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel; its poverty by how little.

I am not learned, but I have as good feelings as any man.

Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead.

The fights for me are always about what you cannot see, the intangibles. It's about what's inside - what really is inside.

Never forget that the most political thing you can ever do is follow your heart.

But I stand here as my own person, as a mother of three, as a former interior minister, state leader, who has served this land for 18 years and who has learned what it means to lead. And that leadership has more to do with inner strength than how loud you talk.

The most valuable things in life are priceless. They are courage, compassion, wisdom, respect for ourselves and others, and a host of characteristics that we call the beauty of the human spirit.

I will always have fears, but I need not be my fears, for I have other places within myself from which to speak and act.

Remember, no matter what you background is and what your current circumstances are, you have the capacity to take action. This is one of the golden threads of humanity - we all have the power to act in a way that will improve the quality of our lives.

When you can look a thing dead in the eye, acknowledge that it exists, call it exactly what it is, and decide what role it will take in your life then, my Beloved, you have taken the first step toward your freedom.

The big diffrence between a warrior and a victim is that the victim represses and the warrior refrains.

Don't fall for a magic wand, we humans got it all, we perform the miracles.

Know your power.

The only things standing between you and the compassionate, wise, and creative person you want to be are matters of choice. Your choice. No one can occupy your generosity except you.

No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.

Circumstances do not determine a man, they reveal him.

What a liberating thing to realize that our problems are probably our richest sources for rising to the ultimate virtue of compassion.

Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness. And they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy... or they become legend.

No man's brain is so dull, and no man's eye so blind, that they cannot catch food for dreams.

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

When you have a fresh point of view that comes from the right side of the heart, it's just so valuable. You can take it or not take it, but just that perspective can give you a lot of strength or make you reflect on a lot of things.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.