The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

Be compassionate

The sense of fulfillment is often hidden in acts of kindness

Courage is the first virtue that makes all other virtues possible.

Love can be sordid only if you work at it.

People who are considered scary or odd or even monsters are so often the people that just need love and someone to care for them.

I played rugby most of my life and then I switched to snowboarding, which provided me a lot of inspiration.

The way you think you spend your time and the way you actually spend your time are rarely the same.

I'm just like you. I enjoy the forbidden fruits in life, too.

Preventing war is much better than protesting against the war. Protesting the war is too late.

It makes a difference who the treasury secretary is.