Words strike the air and the mind, they act on the senses and on the soul.

I study theology in the works of creation and find in it new reasons for adoring the creator.

Thought assists memory in enabling it to order the material it has assembled. So that in a systematically ordered memory every idea is individually followed by all conclusions it entails.

And I learnt five new languages in the last three years""Only if you could for once understand the language of my eyes.

...in the midst of the tumult, part ecstasy and part panic, into which all first-time mothers are thrown by sleep deprivation and headlong identity realignment.

Dogs got personality. Personality goes a long way.

Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful.

We can all pretend to be cynical and scheming, but when we’re faced with purity and innocence, the cynical mask drops off.

The Nordic welfare model is in many aspects a good model but it needs more of a choice for individuals.

Guests are people who come to your home to see you whine at the table, bark loudly, jump on women wearing pantyhose, and do other tricks which you wouldn't think of doing just for the family.

Isn't it strange that ... people build walls to keep an enemy out, and there's only one part of the world and one philosophy where they have to build walls to keep their people in

Motion is the sign of life.

I'm proud of Russia, that's true. And we have something to be proud of, but we do not have any obsession with being a superpower in the international arena.