By patriotism I mean the welfare of the whole people, if I secure it at the hands of my opponent, I should bow down my head to him.

Where there is love there is life.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

True beauty lies in purity of the heart.

The future depends on what you do today.

Fearlessness is the first requisite of spirituality. Cowards can never be moral.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them.

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation.

I didn't actually know what regret tasted like—but I imagined if it did have a flavor, it would be lutefisk.

A hero is someone right who doesn't change.

In this desperate way, I started many a comedy.

Hubble is very close to my heart, and going back to Hubble, because I was there once already in 1993, is really a great privilege for me.

It takes a long time to become a lawyer because you need three things - a bachelor's degree, a law degree, and a desire to worship Satan.

I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way.

Lord, save Russia and bring her peace.

Putin has big plans for Russia...Hats off to the Russians. I think I would just get along very well with Vladimir Putin.

I've never got into debt and I've always been in control of my taxes and VAT, but having four children costs a lot. They are my weakness.

Bette Davis in All About Eve was huge for me. Her acting was staggering.