Optimism is a belief and I adapt belief as a way of life.

Our greatest fear as individuals & as a church should not be of failure, but of suceeding at things in life that dont really matter.

The human heart has a way of making itself large again even after it's been broken into a million pieces.

I sat for a moment, figuring things out, then decided to stay there. If I was on the floor, I couldn't fall down.

France on its own cannot impose its point of view. But neither should it give up on its demands. With a clear vote for change France will be in a strong position.

The first opera I went to see was Maria Callas singing 'Tosca'.

I'm a very feminine man. I like feminine things. I don't go to strip clubs. I don't drink beer. I don't play sports.

Although there may be tragedy in your life, there’s always a possibility to triumph. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.

Absolute passion cannot be understood by a third party.

I remember my friends at primary and secondary school admiring my work and even paying me money for some of my pieces.

It's been mentioned or suggested that Paradise will not be well studied, because it's about this unimportant intellectual topic, which is religion.