Criticism in good faith is good. When it's targeted solely to destruction, I'm not interested.

A love song must respect the canons of music beauty, entering the fibers of those who are listening. It must make them dream and pleasantly introduce them to the universe of love.

I prefer to work for my country in a free and independent way. I was born free, and I want to die free. I am always suspicious of ideology. Instead, I respect men with ideas.

My life experience has taught me nothing happens by chance. Even the idea of the ball in a roulette game: it's not chance it ends up in a certain place. It's forces that are at play.

A positive frame of mind will definitely enhance your travelling experience. If I'm not in a positive frame of mind then the whole thing definitely becomes more of a challenge for me.

Faith has a role to play in life. It is not related to success. It is the other way round. Success is related to faith. Faith comes first.

In my iPod, there are many operas, from A to Z. I have 'Aida' and 'Boheme' and 'Butterfly' and 'Cavalleria'. My passion is for opera, but when I'm in the car, I listen to everything.

People wonder if there is a relationship between my lack of sight and the way I sing. But there's no connection.

Singing provides a true sense of lightheartedness. If I sing when I am alone, I feel wonderful. It's freedom.

No empire lasts forever, no dynasty continues unbroken. Some day, you and I will be mere legends. All that matters is whether we did what we could with the life that was given to us.

You go on. You set one foot in front of the other, and if a thin voice cries out, somewhere behind you, you pretend not to hear, and keep going.

I'm not going to name some of my colleagues who are very well-known for their television presentation, but they wouldn't know new information or how to report a story if it came up and bit them.

The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.

Renounce love and you can achieve demonic focus.

Little Bird if you do not sing for me, I will wait for you

A scholar is committed to building on knowledge that others have gathered, correcting it, confirming it, enlarging it.

I get to meet different directors and different people.

As far as I'm concerned, I'm a writer who's writing books, and therefore, I don't want to die. You'd miss the end of the book, wouldn't you? You can't die with an unfinished book.

I've never had a yard sale, ever, in my life. I don't know if I ever thought about stuff I would get rid of.