A political leader is necessarily an imposter since he believes in solving life's problems without asking its question.

What is Man? A miserable little pile of secrets.

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

Culture is the sum of all the forms of art, of love, and of thought, which, in the coarse or centuries, have enabled man to be less enslaved

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.

The twenty-first century will be spiritual or it will not be.

I don't argue with my enemies; I explain to their children.

There's no such thing as a grown up person.

In the realm of human destiny, the depth of man's questionings is more important than his answers.

The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone - even to himself.

Nothing is harder than to get people to think about what they are going to do.

The day when two army corps can annihilate each other in one second, all civilized nations, it is to be hoped, will recoil from war and discharge their troops.

The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends an inspiring message to others about the importance of organ donation.

Every major question in history is a religious question. It has more effect in molding life than nationalism or a common language.

Anger is the resentment of the animal, and gentle blood alone makes the gentleman.

Id always been a big reader, and I loved books, and I always thought writing would be a great way to get by in the world.

Men are like trees: each one must put forth the leaf that is created in him.

I have always believed you cannot run a successful enterprise from behind a desk.

We must support as much as possible the child's desires for activity; not wait on him, but educate him to be independent.

It's never too late to fall in love.

My skepticism is strong, but my curiosity is stronger.