Art is born of humiliation.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

An effective life is a life of purpose

It seemed silly to wash one day when I would only have to wash again the next.It made me tired just to think of it.

People who score zero are not only those who do not participate in the game, but also those who play very well but have no goal in focus!

Nobody makes a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.

At 20 everyone has the face that God gave them, at 40 the face that life gave them, and at 60 the face they earned.

No country in the world can yet say they have achieved gender equality.

A tremendous strike which hit the defender full on the arm - and it nearly came off.

Let there be no doubt: Democrats are the party with two ideas: borrow and spend. The only vigorous internal debate on the left revolves around two questions: How much and how much more?

I'm still not a very good white wine, but I'm drinkable - you could put me in a punch, anyway.