It had been horrible, yes, and he'd never want to do it again - but it truly was his most powerful experience.

Destiny can never be denied. It takes time to unfold .

Hope is not an illusion.

I would rather a thousand times be a free soul in jail than to be a sycophant and coward in the streets.

That older and greater church to which I belong: the church where the oftener you laugh the better, because by laughter only can you destroy evil without malice

I am still under the impression that there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a thoroughbred horse.

All men die. Only a few ever live.

Success does not mean happiness. Check out any celebrity magazine to look for examples to disabuse you of thinking that being beautiful, successful or rich will make you happy.

I haven't changed at all. I'm the same as when I was 11.

In principle... no government in the world can accept an armed terrorist group, some of them coming from abroad, controlling streets and villages in the name of jihad.

Music is nourishment, and a comforting elixir. Music multiplies the beauty of life and all its values.