The fool is disturbed not when they tell him that his ideas are false, but when they suggest that they have gone out of style.

Violence is not necessary to destroy a civilization. Each civilization dies from indifference toward the unique values which created it.

The Church used to absolve sinners; today it has the gall to absolve sins.

Nowadays public opinion is not the sum of private opinions. On the contrary, private opinions are an echo of public opinion

The unbeliever imagines that religion pretends to offer answers, while the believer knows that the only promise it makes is to multiply questions.

Revolutions are frightening, but election campaigns are disgusting.

Truth is in history, but history is not the truth.

History clearly demonstrates that governing is a task that exceeds man's ability.

Total freedom of expression does not compensate for lack of talent.

The genuine coherence of our ideas does not come from the reasoning that ties them together, but from the spiritual impulse that gives rise to them.

Being right is one more good reason for not succeeding

My nose is broken, " I said. Damn that Dumbo. Made me self-conscious."My ankle's broken, " he said."Then I'll come to you.

There is nothing quite so comforting like being part of a community.

No matter what, you will be always wrong.

As long as a person doesn't admit he is defeated he is not defeated-he's just a little behind and isn't through fighting.

I recognise my old self in a lot of the letters I get from single women who are unrealistic about what they want.

Really, I'm a neurotic perfectionist. Every single word in the script is the one that I want.

We really can do things in support of each other very, very quickly.

To be compared to Will Smith is probably one of the coolest things because that's who I came up admiring.

Working with UNICEF made me grow up and recognize how fortunate I am.

Do Something Now. If not you, who? If not here, where? If not now, when?