I take friendship very seriously.

Romance is the sweetening of the soulWith fragrance offered by the stricken heart.

For now, let us simply observe that the assault on human dignity is one of the prime goals of the visitation of fear, a prelude to the domination of the mind and the triumph of power

Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress truth.

For the fire consumes all but the arsonist.

I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture.

But theater, because of its nature, both text, images, multimedia effects, has a wider base of communication with an audience. That's why I call it the most social of the various art forms.

Each time I think I've created time for myself, along comes a throwback to disrupt my private space.

Under a dictatorship, a nation ceases to exist. All that remains is a fiefdom, a planet of slaves regimented by aliens from outer space.

I'm not one of those writers I learned about who get up in the morning, put a piece of paper in their typewriter machine and start writing. That I've never understood.

And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others.

A year from now you may wish you had started today.

Natales grate numeras?(Do you count your birthdays with gratitude?)

It is better to struggle pursuing what matters than to excel at achieving the inconsequential.

Fretting over how life ends, or anything else for that matter, is a complete waste of time.

He who serves his brother best gets nearer God than all the rest.

For me, campaigning and good business is also about putting forward solutions, not just opposing destructive practices or human rights abuses.

Come on, you Do you want to live forever?

I was involved as deputy mayor in New York City on 9/11.

Aikido is based on the projection of love.

When Paris has to pee, Paris has to pee!