Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty, adultery and desertion, he would probably get one.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates.

I guess I'm pretty much of a lone wolf. I don't say I don't like people at all, but, to tell you the truth, I only like it then if I have a chance to look deep into their hearts and their minds.

Success doesn't happen in a vacuum. You’re only as good as the people you work with and the people you work for.

Oprah is so rich, I saw John Kerry proposing to her.

It is just that I don't want a wife and I don't want kids.

Occupation alone is happiness.

Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is more important than the highest parentage.

Can the Lord forgive me? Got the spirit of a thug in me.

Never are voices so beautiful as on a winter's evening, when dusk almost hides the body, and they seem to issue from nothingness with a note of intimacy seldom heard by day.

Hunger, thirst, heat and cold: I had tasted them in full