We learn from the Gospel that when they asked Jesus what the truth was, he did not reply.

Power wears out those who don't have it

I recognize my limits but when I look around I realise I am not living exactly in a world of giants.

You sin in thinking bad about people - but, often, you guess right.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

I love Germany so much that I preferred when there were two.

In church I feel very close to the publican of the parable.

Power is a disease one has no desire to be cured of.

Apart from the Punic Wars, I've been blamed for just about everything.

In politics, sunny days and rainy days can change very quickly.

I have some state secrets I will take with me to paradise.

Best of stories are created at Airports, Dinner Tables and Showers!

Life is the force of the absolute, the supreme, the Creator who creates everything.

In art and mythology, the Goddess appears in three forms. White represents the virgin, red the mother, and black, the crone, or the death-goddess.

My life mission is to spread peace to the world.

I guess in Hollywood you chart your life by Oscars. You say to each other, "Remember when that movie won that year? It was 2006. Remember that?"

As it has been said: Love and a cough cannot be concealed. Even a small cough. Even a small love.

Thinking in generations also means enabling our young to have a decent standard of living.

Earn trust, earn trust, earn trust. Then you can worry about the rest.

The reason I don't have a plan is because if I have a plan I'm limited to today's options.