Well, I thought I was so tranquil! I need to give up that illusion! There is decidedly no rest to be had in this world.

We were alone. Where, I could not say, hardly imagine. All was black, and such a dense black that, after some minutes, my eyes had not been able to discern even the faintest glimmer.

Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.

There are no impossible obstacles; there are just stronger and weaker wills, that’s all!

Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.

He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan-by faith, not by reason.

How many things have been denied one day, only to become realities the next!

The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.

Anything you can imagine you can make real.

All that is impossible remains to be accomplished.

We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.

Under loves heavy burden do I sink.--Romeo

The Mafia exists in the American imagination because we want it to exist.

A grandchild is a miracle, but a renewed relationship with your own children is even a greater one.

Is happiness really the only thing we should be aiming for?

I tested the waters on producing a record, but I'm more of a creative guy... I can't get into minute details.

All the great guitarists have a spirit-a way they play and don't play.

We want to be on the offensive without being offensive.

God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability... the musical gifts I have... the great opportunity to meet new people.

I am not, and never have been, a man of the right. My position was on the left and is now in the centre of politics.

To me India is a land of beauty and generosity, of traditional hospitality and the acceptance of many cultures.