The conquest of the earth is not a pretty thing.

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.

The air of the New World seems favorable to the art of declamation.

It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm fog.

I don't like work... but I like what is in work - the chance to find yourself. Your own reality - for yourself, not for others - which no other man can ever know.

The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.

We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness

If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything .

There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.

They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience.

He was certain he was anorectic, because every time he looked in a mirror he saw a fat man. It was the Archchancellor, standing behind him and shouting at him.

Acceptance is to love and embrace everything that we find within ourselves like a mother embraces her child.

I've always been a very passionate, sometimes overly emotional person. Sometimes things affect me more than they should.

When you really consider the everyday things around you, they start to seem like tiny miracles.

The moment you’ve uttered the exact dimensionality of your exile, you’re already turning towards home.

We can have peace, but if we continue to hold out, we can obtain more.

I was somebody who never loved my hair. I had curly hair and wished it was straight.

Listen, you listen to the work and you decide whether you want to support it. But don't ask me why I'm doing it, because I really do not know the answer.

I don't have children, but we all want to protect whatever we love in life.

I take great pride in having been able to overcome the Asian financial crisis and seeking the opportunities available to bring about an unprecedented growth in the economy