We are not here for the sake of possessions, or of power. Or of happiness, but we are here to transfigure the divine out of human spirit.

Always assume your opponent to be smarter than you.

A man must be strong enough to mold the peculiarity of his imperfections into the perfection of his peculiarities.

Three hundred men, each of whom knows all the other, govern the fate of the European continent, and they elect their successors from their entourage.

Three hundred men, all of whom know one another, direct the economic destiny of Europe and choose their successors from among themselves.

Truth is inner harmony.

We are all constantly being refined by fire and smoothed over by grace.

He can't go five minutes without quoting scripture. It's like biblical Tourettes.

I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful, much adulated, very famous and very unhappy.

Part of the creative process for me is an invitation for readers to follow their imagination.

Wonderful to see with the whole family. It's like travelling from dynasty to dynasty, from one Chinese region to another.

The White Ribbon Foundation is organization I support. They're bringing awareness of violence against women and I think it's important in our society.

You can run but you can't hide

I expect that [trying to do the best] of my players today and of my kids. My wife says I shouldn't expect that of my children, but I don't think that's asking too much.

With books we stand on the shoulders of giants.

The more I think of it, the more I realize there are no answers. Life is to be lived.