This is what happens when you take a step: you are moving closer to what you want.

You can't expect people to give you the things you love, unless you know how to ask.

Make me a shadow on the wall.

I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza.

Life is one big minefield, and the only place that isn't a minefield is the place they make the mines.

The more ways we have to connect, the more many of us seem desperate to unplug.

If you take all your meals seriously, none of them gets a chance to matter.

She wore white heirloom lace about her throat And in her hair a bright golden feather A pearl like a plum hung ripe from her neck But her smile fetched ten gold together

What about passion, dedication, loyalty? Can a robot provide those? No! On the other hand, it's easier to retire a robot when its day is done.

Commitment doesn't mean that it has to last forever, but while you are there, commit yourself 100%. By doing this, the quality of your life improves 100%.

I've decided that the worst part of loneliness isn't being alone. It's being forgotten.

I'm eternally grateful to fate and the citizens of Russia that they've trusted me to be the head of the Russian government.