Zakisms: Life, Simply Stated represents the insight that Dr. Zak El-Ramly has gained through his personal, social, and professional life. Zakisms represent principles that Zak has managed to articulate and express as quotes. The book also captures other people's quotes that rhyme with Zak's views on life.

Zak recognizes that many of us learn the same life lessons; the difficulty is recognizing the applicability of our experiences to others and taking the time to express them in words. Zakisms is the articulation of such lessons, as in the last few years Zak has recognized the added value of verbalizing his insights to make them useable and possibly transferable. Zakisms highlight the ironic nature of life and the eternal need for compromise.