The social sciences were for all those who had not yet decided what to do with their lives, and for all those whose premature frustrations led them into the sterile alleys of confrontation.

If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Monica Seles: I'd hate to be next door to her on her wedding night.

Flogging. The only solution to every problem. I warrant even the culprit himself doesn't know! It was just... his... turn!

I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humour and English wine.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.

Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich.

If you're going to be a prisoner of your own mind, the least you can do is make sure it's well furnished.

Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth.

To have a healthy culture, you have to have stable health care financing and stable arts financing and stable sports financing, and if you don't have that, your culture becomes a parking lot.

An important lever for sustained action in tackling poverty and reducing hunger is money.

I've been acting for 25 years, living out of suitcases on theater tours or film locations.

I dress like a boy most of the time because I like what's comfortable, so sometimes when I have to wear dresses and makeup, it's kind of comedic.

Particularly from a German perspective, from a European perspective, I can only say again, Russia is our neighbor.

The simple idea that if you treat people well, the way you would like to be treated, they will do the same.

...the most common cause of death among alpha males was ego.

I played with Arthur Godfrey for about a year and a half.

Don't be someone that searches, finds and then runs away.

I don't need to do all the trash talking. I try to do it with my fists, my knees, and my feet.