Real progress comes from people.

The first step into justice begins with the politicians. You have to demand from yourself what you demand from people.

I see corruption as a mortal enemy for young democracies.

Corruption is a true enemy to development.

Have you ever heard of a woman bloody dictator or tyrant? I think not. If there were more women in power, I think we would have more harmony, more engagement and less suffering and less conflict.

The constitution is a sacred document in a democracy.

We can never intimidate and discourage the people who voice their words with courage. The essence of freedom rests precisely here - in the freedom of expression of the people. And we must protect it.

You will never reach the stars without courage to lose sight of the ground.

This-the immediate, everyday, and present experience-is IT, the entire and ultimate point for the existence of a universe.

Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.

Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.

No man is really saved unless he is in his heart obedient to Christ.

Whatever a theologian regards as true must be false: there you have almost a criterion of truth.

The ascetic makes a necessity of virtue.

Night breeds its own sort of anticipation.

Art ... is as much a source of happiness for the beginner as for the master. One forgets everything in one's work.

Because I'm 5'4' and athletically built, if I gain five pounds it looks like a lot.