Questions are a burden to others; answers are a prison for oneself.

We all live in a little Village.

The greatest evil that one has to fight constantly, every minute of the day until one dies, is the worst part of oneself.

Your village may be different from other people's villages but we are all prisoners.

I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered !My life is my own.

Mel Gibson will always be Mad Max, and me, I will always be a Number.

You can't totally rebel, otherwise you have to go live on your own, on a desert island. It's as simple as that.

Music makes a quiet mind.

I am not a number, I am a free man!

I was going to be lynched. I had to go into hiding in the mountains for two weeks.

Marriage is a wonderful thing.

A leader is he who has a great vision and can inspire others to go along to pursue it with all great passion.

A grandchild is a miracle, but a renewed relationship with your own children is even a greater one.

My point is, I don't see the need to eat animals. I love animals; besides the horrible stuff that's put in meat, I actually love cuddling with animals and petting them and stuff.

There's a real fantasy quotient to my work. Any play that I've written for myself to perform in basically begins with the idea, "Wouldn't it be fun to be, say, Jean Harlow in a pre-code movie?"

Design can also be used to invent strategic futures, make complex decisions, and craft a bold corporate vision. We need to move design up the ladder of influence.

Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall retain to my day of Death the Humour of saying what I think.

I was lucky Mozart was not eligible this year.

People like to trace their ancestry.

Being well-mannered and gracious and kind are things that I value really highly.

I have never changed. I feel as young as I always did and remain close friends with Gerhard Schröder.