No use to preach to the working-man courtesy & politeness when at the same time the working-man is not given working conditions under which he can stay polite and soft-mannered.

The creative person should have no other biography than his works.

The deplorable thing is that the people who were tortured yesterday, torture today.

If you do not wish to be lied to, do not ask questions! The only real defence civilized man has against anybody who bothers him is to lie. There would be no lies if there were no questions.

The prison was very important - as everywhere on earth. Everywhere the building of a prison is the first step in the organization of a civilized state.

But I talk to you as I talk to my own soul, " he said, turning me to face him. He reached up and cupped my cheek, fingers light on my temple."And, Sassenach, " he whispered, "your face is my heart.

Success doesn't necessarily mean happiness.

As long as people want to see me in movies, and as long as I find it interesting, I'll keep working.

Verily, I do not want to be like the ropemakers: They drag out their threads and always walk backwards.

When the invocation descends into the heart, if there is darkness within, it illuminates it; and if there is already light, the invocation increases the light and intensifies it.

Having worked my way from the bottom of the ladder to the top [of the UN] certainly helped me navigate that complexity, both political and bureaucratic.

If you don't have that memory of being loved, you are condemned to search the world for something to fill you up.

Why is youth so short and age so long?

I'm not really into gothic music, it's not really my type of scene but each to their own. I listen to pretty much anything.

There's an assumption that because I'm an artist, I've got all the time in the world.