Skepticism is provisional, even if it lasts a lifetime.

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime.

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.

The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

all i want it's a pièce of your heart not all of it

When you’re given the gift of truth, you spend a lot of time trying to tone it down because it is already offensive enough.

Christmas has become a public affirmation of the power and benignity of the state, to which we all make obeisance in the sybolism of the breath test ceremony.

She felt that her speech was voicing the incoherency her thoughts, and stopped abruptly.

In Africa, you know, if you're poor, at least you can go to the forest and share some mangoes with the gorillas and monkey.

Failures are infinitely more instructive than successes.

Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat.

It seems as though I were in a lunatic asylum, but I am never sure who is the attendant and who the inmate.

Racism is a blight on the human conscience

I never imagined I could make it to the top of Mount Everest at age 80. This is the world's best feeling, although I'm totally exhausted. Even at 80, I can still do quite well.