A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.

My strength is in the Lord. In him, I breathe, live and move.

The Lord has filled my tiny pot until it spilleth over

Eternal virtues like perseverance is what should be our focus and not miracles.

Given the number of restaurants I have, I could easily travel all the time - but I try not to.

Mathematics is like childhood diseases. The younger you get it, the better.

I'm a vegetarian, I'm not strict. I eat fish. And duck, but they're nearly fish aren't they.

Rihanna is mysterious and fascinating

That's what a writer does; they make things up and that makes for good reading.

I know not any season of life that is past more agreeably than virtuous old age.

Our relationship with Nature... best way of forging this relationship... be a pilgrim and not a tourist on Planet Earth