Sometimes it is my impression that most politicians are still not aware of being under the control of the financial markets and are even governed by them.

It is an illusion to think that [EU] states can hold on to their autonomy.

Can human folly harbour a more arrogant or ungrateful thought than the notion that whereas God makes man beautiful in body, man makes himself pure in heart?

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

We have one thing in common with umbrellas: We both exist because the rain exists!

If your religion doesn't respect the rights of other religions, it is lacking something.

A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.

I got to keep moving, I've got to keep living and I've got to keep working.

Stand through life firm as a rock in the sea, undisturbed and unmoved by its ever-rising waves

Returning to the source is stillness. It is returning to one's fate. Returning to one's fate is eternal.

Improv Everywhere tramples the lines drawn between spectacle and spectator, theatre and real life, public and private, performance and protest, and reclaims the streets for ordinary people.

Golf tip: Lay off for three weeks and then quit for good.