I refuse to give into the sad reflex of French envy because this envy paralyzes our country.

I thoroughly believe that reading and literature can help a society to better understand itself.

That might sound shocking to some - and don't worry, I don't see myself as a king.

Ambition is never modest. If modesty means to have middling success, then I can only say: I'm not interested.

We will succeed, because we are fully committed, because, wherever we live, whoever we are, we all share the same responsibility: Make our planet great again.

I had decided that I wanted a dog from an animal shelter. Normally, presidents have purebred dogs, but my is a Labrador-griffon mix. Absolutely adorable.

For me, Europe consists of three things: sovereignty, unity and democracy.

My predecessor taxed wealthy, successful people at a higher rate than ever before. And what happened? They left. And what came of it? Did unemployment drop? No.

I have great respect for Angela Merkel, even if we have a lot of differences.

Post-modernism was the worst thing that could have happened to our democracy. The idea that you have to deconstruct and destroy all grand narratives is not a good one.

If this enormous pressure didn't exist, I wouldn't have been elected. It would have been one of the usual candidates.

Believe is an open door to the heavenly possibilities.

Sin/ alienation is psychological disease which if unhealed can lead to the living hell of lost hopes and blighted lives.

Can’t you feel it?”She could. No question about it. But saying yes felt like a giant leap for them. For her.“Be brave for me.

Music used to be essential and meaningful, but now it's disposable.

There are prating coxcombs in the world who would rather talk than listen, although Shakespeare himself were the orator, and human nature the theme!

everyone in our school has afterschool activities. mine is going home.

I don't know why I feel so crazy...I feel like I'm going through a stargate. Maybe it's the diet pills. Maybe it's Buddha.

Be of good cheer, for you will never want, for the bullet was meant for me, though it hit you.

I hate women because they have brought into the currency of our language such expressions as "all righty" and "yes indeedy" and hundreds of others.

Only three men in the Confederate army knew what I was doing or intended to do; they were Lee and Stuart and myself.