Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it.

Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat.

A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package.

Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe, and the riddle of man in his endowment with personal capacities.

In the foothills of the Himalayas, one hears the prayer: "Oh Lord, we know not what is good for us. You know what it is. For it we pray."

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.

Life is like a library owned by the author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.

No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.

No virtue is more universally accepted as a test of good character than trustworthiness .

Prayer opens our lives for God so his will can be done in and through us, because in true prayer we habitually put ourselves into the attitude of willingness to do whatever God wills.

It is magnificent to grow old, if one keeps young.

It is only through seeking that we find what we are looking for.

Everything's urgent to a Democrat.

I think you get better at staring into space. Especially living in the South of France.

World peace is the most essential outer realization of our time.

O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.

I stayed close to my family. My family never changed.

The best feeling is watching a real football game, because the games they show in the movies aren't real.

Decisions taken by the most democratic institutions in the world are very often wrong.

Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.

There is no limit to the ingenuity of man if it is properly and vigorously applied under conditions of peace and justice.