To understand what the outside of an aquarium looks like, it's better not to be a fish.

What is Man? A miserable little pile of secrets.

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

Culture is the sum of all the forms of art, of love, and of thought, which, in the coarse or centuries, have enabled man to be less enslaved

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.

A political leader is necessarily an imposter since he believes in solving life's problems without asking its question.

The twenty-first century will be spiritual or it will not be.

I don't argue with my enemies; I explain to their children.

There's no such thing as a grown up person.

In the realm of human destiny, the depth of man's questionings is more important than his answers.

The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone - even to himself.

Real generosity is anonymous to the extent that a man should be prepared even to be considered ungenerous rather than explain it to others.

I know that a ridiculous number of classic serials have been commissioned, and that reviews show a reaction against them. The critics seem fed up.

My days are jam-packed with carpools, classroom assistance, tending to chickens, dogs and seven acres of olive trees!

Of the things they possessed in common, greatest of all was their almost uncanny pull at each others hearts.

As far as which writers embody this form of gentle power - Tobias Wolff, for sure. His persona and his writing both share an easy, capacious confidence that says he has faith in his readers.

My problem is that I never get through the whole book. I skim through this one, that one, and then the other one.

One takes what the river offers, both good and bad. The joy of living by running water far outweighs the sorrow.

Avoid food products with more than five ingredients; with ingredients you can't pronounce.

Your world is very small. Your world is bundle of your experiences. Have you observed this?

The aim should be to work on the method of management.