One realizes after a long time that, actually, we are contradictory, all of us.

Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.

The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only moment we have is right here and now, and I try to make the best of those moments, the moments that I'm in.

There are two kinds of artists left: those who endorse Pepsi and those who simply won't.

I was brought up in a tenement house in a working district. We didn't even have a bathroom! We had a gaslight in the hallway and a black-and-white TV.

This is the book I never read ~ These are the words I never said ~ This is the path I'll never tread ~ These are the dreams I'll dream instead

I played with the image, because I think image is temporary. It's a projection. It's illusory.

I love to be individual, to step beyond gender.

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'

Humankind seems to have an enormous capacity for savagery, for brutality, for lack of empathy, for lack of compassion.

A lot of music you might listen to is pretty vapid, it doesn't always deal with our deeper issues. These are the things I'm interested in now, particularly at my age.

It seems logical that he who supports total war in principle cannot complain of a war against civilians.

A tender sadness drops upon my soul, like the soft twilight dropping on the world.

No true and permanent fame can be founded, except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind.

A zeal for the defence of their country led these heroes to the scene of action, though with a few men to attack a powerful army of experienced warriors.

You're gonna get the best - you're gonna get the best equipment [in the Army].

It's hard to go with a trend. As soon as it's out, everyone picks it up. It's important to stay true to yourself. Have fun with fashion instead of letting it dictate.

Putting a computer in front of a child and expecting it to teach him is like putting a book under his pillow, only more expensive

Always put the rook behind the pawn.... Except when it is incorrect to do so.

Sometimes the poorest woman leaves her children the richest inheritance.

Africans need to be kicked, that's the only thing they understand.