I think we've seen at least the beginnings of rather significant social and economic change in the Muslim world, which I think will in due course lead to more political change.

Expectations should not always be taken as reality; because you never know when you will be disappointed.

But then I came to the conclusion that no, while there may be an immigration problem, it isn't really a serious problem. The really serious problem is assimilation.

Partial truths or half-truths are often more insidious than total falsehoods.

Power remains strong when it remains in the dark; exposed to the sunlight it begins to evaporate.

Many more people in the world are concerned about sports than human rights.

Some Westerners […] have argued that the West does not have problems with Islam but only with violent Islamist extremists. Fourteen hundred years of history demonstrate otherwise.

It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the decline is occurring.

The relations between countries in the coming decade are most likely to reflect their cultural commitments, their cultural ties and antagonism with other countries.

Global politics remains extremely complex and countries have different interests, which will also lead them to make what might seem as rather bizarre friends and allies.

Nationalism is a central ideology for people who are trying to establish their own states in which they can play a dominant role.

O! How much more doth beauty beauteous seem

Find a strong glue and stick yourself to honesty! You shall feel like a wind, so light and so free!

A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it never in the tongue Of him that makes it.

Every day, I wake up and say, 'Good Morning, Jesus.'

Just because you have stopped sinking doesn't mean you're not still underwater.

In some respects the better a book is, the less it demands from the binding.

If you don't wear lipstick, I can't talk to you. You need to have lips - they are important for getting men.

An artist is usually the handyman in the service of inspiration.

Marriage is like pantyhose. It all depends on what you put into it.

The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.