It is better to pay tribute of gold to the enemy than tribute of blood in war.

In history as in human life, regret does not bring back a lost moment and a thousand years will not recover something lost in a single hour.

Truth to tell, we are all criminals if we remain silent.

It is never until one realizes that one means something to others that one feels there is any point or purpose in one's own existence.

Freedom is not possible without authority - otherwise it would turn into chaos and authority is not possible without freedom - otherwise it would turn into tyranny.

All I know is that I shall be alone again. There is nothing more terrible than to be alone among human beings.

There is nothing more vindictive, nothing more underhanded, than a little world that would like to be a big one.

In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting.

Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world.

Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.

Hairdressers are professional gossips; when only the hands are busy, the tongue is seldom still.

Religious doctrines … are all illusions, they do not admit of proof, and no one can be compelled to consider them as true or to believe in them.

Single" means you are brave enough to face the glorious unknown of the unaccompanied journey.

I'm for women choosing whatever they want to do but they have to really know what they are doing.

You want to deliver to the world what you would buy if you were on the other end.

In my experience, the heavy-handed, terror-inspiring approach closes as many doors as it smashes open.

A conservative is a man who will not look at the new moon out of respect for that 'ancient institution' the old one.

When all you can feel are the shadows, turn your face towards the sun.

We should raise the national minimum wage.

I do practice martial arts, more as a recreational thing, but a lot of my friends have been heavyweight champions the in mixed martial arts world.