There's nothing like good and bad

You are not your poetry. Your self-esteem shouldn't depend on whether you publish, or whether some editor or writer you admire thinks you're any good.

Pride is the problem. Everyone wants to be right so badly they overlook the "rights" of others.

One simple way to keep organizations from becoming cancerous might be to rotate all jobs on a regular, frequent and mandatory basis, including the leadership positions.

We need a reform of the Security Council. It must be perceived as truly representative by all the 191 member states, to uphold the credibility and legitimacy of the UN as the main political arena.

India needs a change - it cannot be ruled by 80-year-olds and by people who have done nothing for it.

The key to happiness. Hm.... There are just so many factors. I think it's just a way of being. It's about.... every little thing in moderation. Whether it be stress, anger, joy, depression.

No nostalgia runs deeper than that for something one has never known and now cannot obtain.

The trouble with morning is that it comes well before noon.

You need at least eight or nine men in a ten-man wall.

Inspiration comes only to those who seek it with humility toward their own achievements and reverence toward the achievements of God.