Genius is not perfected, it is deepened. It does not so much interpret the world as fertilize itself with it.

What is Man? A miserable little pile of secrets.

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

Culture is the sum of all the forms of art, of love, and of thought, which, in the coarse or centuries, have enabled man to be less enslaved

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.

A political leader is necessarily an imposter since he believes in solving life's problems without asking its question.

The twenty-first century will be spiritual or it will not be.

I don't argue with my enemies; I explain to their children.

There's no such thing as a grown up person.

In the realm of human destiny, the depth of man's questionings is more important than his answers.

The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone - even to himself.

What's up with you? How come you're being like this?' Because it's the truth. This is the world we live in.

My advice to writers just starting out? Don't use semi-colons! They are transvestite hermaphrodites, representing exactly nothing. All they do is suggest you might have gone to college.

Rich people think long-term. they balance their spending on enjoyment today with investing for freedom tommorow

Trust means everything. But when it is broken, sorry mean nothing.

For 't is always fair weather When good fellows get together With a stein on the table and a good song ringing clear.

Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It's not about nutrients and calories. It's about sharing. It's about honesty. It's about identity.

We all become lost children at one time or another.When no one else can find us, we must find ourselves.

Mob rule and emasculation of the wise' and 'who will watch the guardians'?

The more we take, the less we become.

Screw-ups are the mark of excellence.