I believe in religion against the religious; in the pitifulness of orisons, and in the sublimity of prayer.

Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.

It is not enough to be happy, one must be content.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

To love beauty is to see light.

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

The future has several names. For the weak, it is impossible; for the fainthearted, it is unknown; but for the valiant, it is ideal.

Go out in the world and work like money doesn't matter, sing as if no one is listening, love as if you have never been hurt, and dance as if no one is watching.

When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right.

Music expresses that which cannot be put into words.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

To enjoy and appreciate the beauty of a dazzling spring, I save winter in my warm heart.

When the owl sings, the night is silent. (Quand le hibou chante, La nuit est silence)

It's what I call the haute couture, high-end version of fear perfectionism. It's just fear in really good shoes. But it's still fear.

Originally the big argument was that they wanted to call it "raw and uncut" and I told them I had a problem with that. When you say "raw" it implies that my show is dirty and that's not the case.

Maturity is the ability to relate appropriately to other realities than one's own.

A question may be asked, 'Will mothers have their children in eternity?' Yes! Yes! Mothers, you shall have your children.

I always think it's a mistake when you actually have to set books aside and actually sit down and research something. I always think they've got to come from within.

It has taken us two million years to elevate politics from the level of a monkey squabble, to a level comprehensible to a six year old child.

There is only one death, so let it be in the path of Allah

We didn't have any relationship at all with Trump.