No matter how far we travel, the memories will follow in the baggage car.

Not everyone is capable of madness; and of those lucky enough to be capable, not many have the courage for it.

A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for the extremely complicated relationships of life.

By attempting the impossible one can attain the highest level of the possible.

I prefer silence. Then you can hear thoughts and see into the past. In silence you can’t hide anything … as you can in words.

I dream, therefore I exist.

There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes.

Some people seem to be born to suffer.

Religion must be a punishment, because nobody gets religion who does not have a bad conscience.

Silence hides nothing. Words conceal.

Now I know the full power of evil. It makes ugliness seem beautiful and goodness seem ugly and weak.

If there is anything the leaders in the society or the nations must take note of is to know the importance of justice.

Don’t you just love meeting new people in new places? It means I can be whoever I want to be. And guess what, sweet’eart? Today…I choose to be your worst nightmare.

Politics doesn’t mean playing deceitful and trickery games against the people, it means playing resourceful and organized games for the people.

When it comes to wine, I tell people to throw away the vintage charts and invest in a corkscrew. The best way to learn about wine is the drinking.

I would like to become the prime minister, do the job for two years, and then leave and devote myself to public work.

Perfectionism is a twenty-ton shield that we lug around thinking it will protect us when, in fact, it's the thing that's really preventing us from taking flight.

Any time you get a chance to do something different or get away from your appearance or get away from what people are used to seeing, I think it's always good.

It is a deep-seated belief on the part of almost all Americans that their successes will be better assured as they help to build the success of others

I was four when I announced my ambition to write, eight when I began publishing such claims.

I think people just like rooting. If they like you, they're going to want to root for you and you're one of theirs. And if they don't like you? It doesn't matter.