When leaders betray their people and the people don't overthrow them, it's not just the leaders who should be blamed.

The common good and the individual good rarely coincide.

You're a big boy, you ought to understand that punctual transport, public order and safe streets, polite people and good medical services are all the achievements of dictatorship.

Nobody can be forced to commit an act of villainy. You can't push anybody into the mud; people always step into it themselves.

Fairy tales lie just as much as statistics do, but sometimes you can find a grain of truth in them.

When there are strange things going on all around, every coincidence should be considered very carefully.

Drinking beer in a children's playground is an old Soviet tradition.

If you have love in you, it's a strength. But if you are in love, it's a weakness.

There is very much in the world that is bad. But usually the attempt to defeat evil engenders more evil. I advise you to do good; that is the only way to win the victory.

Love is happiness, but only when you believe it will last forever. Even though every time it turns out to be a lie, it’s only faith that gives love its strength and its joy.

What was my truth worth, if I was prepared to defend the entire world, but not those who were close to me? If I subdued hate, but wouldn't give love a chance?

Defeated? Learn from it. Move forward. You're stronger now. Reach out for help. No shame, only learning. Seek out those you can learn from.

As the stewards of creation, what account will the Human Race be able to give of our Stewardship?

There is nothing new in art except talent.

The truth is, if anyone saw my home life, I'm pretty sure it would look like other families' around the world. There's a lot of juggling to be done.

Pets are found to suffer from all the ailments known to the human.

Don't set your goals too low. If you don't need much, you won't become much.

Try taking a stand on just one leg. You need to see both sides.

My musical taste has always been wide. I started out as a folky before I moved on to blues and soul.

The only thing that will keep you from finding that which you seek is calling off the search.

If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's been arrested.