Nur Umar

“When people tell me that I’m good, my response is, ‘I’m trying.’ But there’s some people that know me from back when—anytime I make that trip to New York—and when they hear I’m the pastor of a church, all of a sudden, it’s like “I know you gettin’ paid, boy. I know you gettin’ paid. I know you.’” He paused. His voice lowered. “No, I say. You knew me. You knew that person, but you don’t know the person that I’m trying to become.”
― Mitch Albom, Have a Little Faith: A True Story

“Did God answer you? He smiled. “Still waiting,” he said.”
― Mitch Albom, Have a Little Faith: A True Story

“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
― Lewis Carroll

“The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Have a Little Faith: A True Story