The real truths are those that can be invented.

The streets of Vienna are paved with culture, the streets of other cities with asphalt.

Someone who can write aphorisms should not fritter away his time in essays.

Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.

I had a terrible vision: I saw an encyclopedia walk up to a polymath and open him up.

The sound principle of a topsy-turvy lifestyle in the framework of an upside-down world order has stood every test.

An aphorism is never exactly true; it is either a half-truth or one-and-a-half truths.

A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer.

Newspapers have roughly the same relationship to life as fortune-tellers to metaphysics.

Christianity has enriched the erotic meal with the appetizer of curiosity and spoiled it with the dessert of remorse.

The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.

I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.

I was the law and order.

In the choice of a horse and a wife a man must please himself ignoring the opinion and advice of friends.

Such as the meeting soul may pierce, In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out.

It’s because I’m so good-looking, isn’t it?

As is the case with all good things in life - love, good manners, language, cooking - personal creativity is required only rarely.

A guitar is more than just a sound box... it is part of your soul.

Going to my shows, it's like a religious experience, because you come out, you go in one person, you come out a different person.

When you go into public service, you understand you're trading something. You want to feel good about what you do, but you're not going to make what people in private sector make.

Our motto must continue to be perseverance. And ultimately I trust the Almighty will crown our efforts with success.