Formerly man had only a body and a soul. Now he needs a passport as well for without it he will not be treated like a human being.

In history as in human life, regret does not bring back a lost moment and a thousand years will not recover something lost in a single hour.

Truth to tell, we are all criminals if we remain silent.

It is never until one realizes that one means something to others that one feels there is any point or purpose in one's own existence.

Freedom is not possible without authority - otherwise it would turn into chaos and authority is not possible without freedom - otherwise it would turn into tyranny.

All I know is that I shall be alone again. There is nothing more terrible than to be alone among human beings.

There is nothing more vindictive, nothing more underhanded, than a little world that would like to be a big one.

In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting.

Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world.

Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.

Hairdressers are professional gossips; when only the hands are busy, the tongue is seldom still.

What’s the difference between a dream and a goal? Ink. That’s right. Goals must be written down.

It was a surprise, and a delight, to see children devour books. Without ever knowing it, they were receiving an education.

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.

Any man who concentrates his energies totally on one passion is, by definition, someone who hurts the people close to him.

My works are an imitation of my own past and present.

The thing about doing anything artificial to your hair is that you have to look after it. So you're always vulnerable to the weather and time

I know no class of my fellowmen, however just, enlightened, and humane, which can be wisely and safely trusted absolutely with the liberties of any other class.

The greatest cure for love is still that time honoured medicine - love returned.

My study of religion, which I regard in many ways as an art form, is a search for meaning.

Think not ambition wise, because 't is brave.