What's certain is that a totalitarian enclave like Cuba's can't continue to exist, so change will definitely come there, eventually.

It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.

Follow the man who seeks the truth; run from the man who has found it.

Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it.

Nothing is more powerful than individuals acting out of their own conscience.

Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.

Without commonly shared and widely entrenched moral values and obligations, neither the law, nor democratic government, nor even the market economy will function properly.

Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.

This is a confusing and uncertain period, when a thousand wise words can go completely unnoticed, and one thoughtless word can provoke an utterly nonsensical furor.

We must not be afraid of dreaming the seemingly impossible if we want the seemingly impossible to become a reality.

There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight.

A good sign that an army has been around too long is that it starts getting top-heavy with officers.

I was pretty sure I'd just had a nerdgasm.

I monitor the food my players eat on a Friday night. It's no good if they've had two vindaloos and a kebab.

I think a lot of young people don't realize the price of fame is a lot higher than they imagine.

Don't ever, ever quit. Recognize that stopping now, regrouping to try a new approach isn't quitting. If you quit you'll regret it forever

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

Do not let anyone stop you from succeding

If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans.

I have a terrifying long list of fears. Literally everything - diseases, spiders... and people getting tired of me.

I want to help people, give hope to all. Humor is the foundation of our lives.