Fortune does not change men; it only unmasks them. [..by how they choose to react to it.]

I have to go. I have a finite amount of life left and I don't want to spend it arguing with you.

I tried to close my ears to the strange worshipful chanting and fix my mind on God, but the Egyptians’ idolatry weighed down my weary shoulders and brought tears to my closed eyes.

Sometimes when you experience something wonderful, everything else loses its shine.

Infectious smile has infected tears The laughter strikes with spears I am not dear and they are not sincere Feeling fear I must perform For when I stop the stage is gone

You are going to get over it sooner or later so get over it now.

The very secret of life for me, I believed, was to maintain in the midst of rushing events an inner tranquility.

Definitely I'm convinced that behind my case there is a trial of the church.

The great unrequited love tears open your heart to the beauty of the world, its small rivers and upland meadows. It also makes you kinder to the next hundred thousand persons who cross your path.

The truth is really an ambition which is beyond us.

NATO's got a vital role to play. It's very important that we protect NATO.