The day I leave the power, inside my pockets will only be dust.

The United Nations is useless...and also harmful. It is a land that flowers demagoguery with a bunch of newborn countries, devoid of any tradition.

Teach your children to work, teach your daughters modesty, teach all the virtue of economy. And if not make them saints, at least make them Christians.

State is the nation socially organized.

In politics, what appears is.

I have the grace of providence to be poor.

Who is not patriotic can not be considered Portuguese.

I know what I want, and where to go.

You are curious and quick, you have a deft mind, and for some unaccountable reason, people tell you things -- useful things.

... there are certain questions that must never be asked. Of anyone. Even oneself.

The world is such a wonderful place to wander throughWhen you've got someone you love to wander along with you

Polygamy: an endeavour to get more out of life than there is in it.

Truth has beauty power and necessity.

It is terrifying to people when women step up and start owning the story that they have not owned. And I'm seeing so much of this, and it is a seismic shift.

I would feel real trapped in this life if I didn't know I could commit suicide at any time.

A director is what a director wants to be. If you want to force something, you can fight to the death and maybe get fired, but it's your job to help push things along.

I left London in 1992, but I'm there 3-4 times a year, and love visiting.

Believe it or not, Japanese is actually easier than some European languages!