You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Life after human life I chased her, but they don’t believe in magic things.

Popular poets are the parish priests of the Muse retailing her ancient divinations to a long since converted public.

I have Muslim members of my family. I have lived in Muslim countries.

Life is so absurd now that it is almost impossible to be a satirist in this era.

Passion is a decision about how we will approach life, before it becomes a feeling!

Our prayer will never grow obsolete, no matter what other ideas or philosophies may appear, or what other measures may be taken

We all have wings, but it is up to each one of us to have the courage to fly

Young friends, do not hesitate to follow the example of Pedro, who 'pleased God and was loved by him' and who, having come to perfection in so short a time, lived a full life.

Now when I get auditions, I choose to believe that I am an amazing actor.

Walking rapidly - or even slowly - through a gallery is equivalent to browsing through a bookstore and reading the blurbs.