That is the trick of good government. To make folk desire to live in such a way that there is no need for its intervention.

Boredom is vastly underrated. Boredom means that nothing is trying to kill you every day.

Anticipating pain was like enduring it twice. Why not anticipate pleasure instead?

Leave the pain behind and let your life be your own again. There is a place where all time is now, and the choices are simple and always your own. Wolves have no kings

There is little in life so reassuring as a genuine welcome.

Stop longing.You poison today’s ease, reaching always for tomorrow.

When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool you end up looking like a moron instead.

Tomorrow owes you the sum of your yesterdays. No more than that. And no less.

Diplomacy is the velvet glove that cloaks the fist of power.

Look forward, not back. Correct your course and go on. You cannot undo yesterday's journey.

Do you not see how strange and wonderful that is? That all history balances on an affair of the human heart?

If you're always following the crowd, you will never truly know who you are. Walk your own path.

The reason for evil in the world is that people are not able to tell their stories.

At the moment you think all is lost, the future remains.

I have a really dry sense of humor. I don't think it's funny when people wink at the camera. That's more of an actor thing, just committing to whatever the thing is.

I have the best memories as a kid eating ice cream. It was a family tradition that I had with my father. It was nice.

It is precisely when we have suffered defeat that we can determine to win and open the path to future victory.

To achieve style, begin by affecting none.

Apathy's a problem but who cares?

One thing the music industry has taught me is to manage my expectations.

I think people think of me as this elegant person because they always see me dressed up.