All education is the art of making men ethical (sittlich), of transforming the old Adam into the new Adam.

We learn from history that we do not learn from history

To be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great.

Truth is found neither in the thesis nor the antithesis, but in an emergent synthesis which reconciles the two.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights.

What history teaches us is that neither nations nor governments ever learn anything from it.

I have the courage to be mistaken.

To be aware of limitations is already to be beyond them.

Africa has no history and did not contribute to anything that mankind enjoyed.

Every idea, extended into infinity, becomes its own opposite.

Family, friends and relationships are the blessings of the God. They are the best way to access God.

Some people go to the movies to be reminded that everything's okay. I don't make those kinds of movies.

I think hype is a good thing. You need it and it'll teach you valuable things and you'll grow stronger, which is what I've done.

If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.

We must not forget that it wasn't the Jews that put him on the cross, and it wasn't the Romans. It was my sins, it was your sins, the sins of this world.

Sometimes I start just on the piano with a melody or musical idea that kind of leads me to certain lyrics.

The friends of gold will have to be extremely wise and moderate if they are to avoid a revolution.

That's what New York is like - you can't have real art happen in an institution because rich people can make the world stop. The stuff on the street is a lot more interesting.

The habit of attending to small things and of appreciating small courtesies is one of the important marks of a good person.

I'm trying to get my next job as a biracial action hero.