Presidents do not go off on leave without telling the country.

In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.

There is that great proverb — that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.

Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself.

People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.

Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook.

The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.

When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate

If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.

Example has far more followers than reason.

Successful stocks don't tell you when to sell. When you feel like bragging, it's probably time to sell.

To this day writing is the most painful thing to do.

All of my jokes were about not being able to meet anybody. I didn't have any insight into anything - even my own insecurities.

Life is painful to be meaningful.

I'm sorry; I ruin people's interviews because I just talk about rubbish.

Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.

I want balance in my life.

I love going to plays. There's a subconscious side to it, obviously-some people like to be spanked for XYZ psychological reasons, and I like to go to plays, and I can't entirely explain why.