The Germans believe that, no matter where, they can get by on knowledge alone. Art, however, requires skill.

I look around me and nowhere do I see a stamp of disapproval with which nature marked a woman's candid brow.

Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun.

The uneducated person perceives only the individual phenomenon, the partly educated person the rule, and the educated person the exception.

History is the zoology of the human race.

I love the pride whose measure is its own eminence and not the insignificance of someone else.

The character of the crowds is made up of mimicry and hostility.

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.

Someone who is reluctant to say what he needs to say, often ends up doing so with an insolence whose crassness is proportionate tohis fear, once he gathers the necessary courage.

Piety is the fermentation of the forming mind and the putrefaction of the disintegrating one.

A woman's passion is not the measure of a man's love.

Change what you can, accept what you can’t, and be smart enough to know the difference

With faith one attains and realises peace and harmony. With doubt one destroys and gains freedom to move ontowards.

Our passion is our strength.

I feel much better, now that I've given up hope.

Wisdom and strength, and my family, is what I'd like for you to pray for.

Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness.

I love getting out there and traveling and doing shows and all of that. But when I can be home, it's a special time.

Give your life to the one who already owns your breath and your moments.

I hated teenagers in comics because they were always sidekicks. And I always felt if I were a superhero, there's no way I'd pal around with some teenager, you know.

When we talk about democracy, if the people's stomach is empty, democracy is also empty. Democracy can not be installed by fiat; it must be achieved by the people themselves.