"The most ordinary conditions for observing sailing birds are then the wind and sea are both aft"

"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark"

"We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities"

"One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste"

"Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds"

"It's best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes"

"The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them"

"If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable"

"Be like the bird who, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing she hath wings"

"Feathers predate birds"

"I think I was first awakened to musical exploration by Dizzy Gillespie and Bird. It was through their work that I began to learn about musical structures and the more theoretical aspects of music"