I never actually learned the rules of grammar, relying instead only on what sounded right.
People are saying, "Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed. " It's a contradiction. Do you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?
You cannot lecture another people about what you think is right or wrong based on your value system unless you're willing to accept others imposing their value system on you.
What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development. But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them. The whole world was saying that the countries of the regions should step up and resolve their problems, so we stepped up.
We have no interest in seeing an unstable Yemen or seeing a Yemen that is devastated.
We have a legal system, and we have a penal code. We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.
Just like we respect your legal system, you [europeans] should respect our legal system. You cannot impose your values on us, otherwise the world will become the law of the jungle. Every society decides what its laws are, and it's the people who make decisions with regards to these laws.
All action of Sattva, a modification of Prakriti characterised by light and happiness, is for the soul. When Sattva is free from egoism and illuminated with the pure intelligence of Purusha, it is called the self-centred one, because in that state it becomes independent of all relations.
He's the President—it's the responsibility of every citizen to criticize aggressively when they think it's warranted.
I began writing poetry when I was about 10. Bad poetry, but you start with bad poetry.
I need someone to shut off my brain, and turn on my heart.