Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.

Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.

Everything on earth is beautiful, everything -- except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.

The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.

People should be beautiful in every way - in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.

Life is given only once, and one wants to live it boldly, with full conscious and beauty.

The people need a strong leader. They feel insecure if they don’t know who to fear. Isn’t that why god was invented?

Generosity with strings is not generosity: it is a deal.

Muslims have different meanings for the same words that we use. They are so convinced of the "truth" of Islam that they do not perceive Jihad/terrorism, or dhimmitude as violence.

Don't tell me you're going to be on the honor roll. Shut up! Go to work! And show me!

Politicians make good company for a while just as children do - their self-enjoyment is contagious. But they soon exhaust their favourite subjects - themselves.

The boss says 'I'; the leader, 'we'.

Humility with energy is often mistaken for pride.

The only dream I've ever had is to become a major league baseball player.

I therefore believe that our system does not have a word for failed trial, and that is where the American public does not realize that our criminal justice system sometimes makes mistakes.

To paraphrase the great poet Dante, the heavens swirl above us and our eyes are still cast to the ground.