Gladio had been necessary during the days of the Cold War but, in view of the collapse of the East Block, Italy would suggest to Nato that the organisation was no longer necessary.

Power wears out those who don't have it

I recognize my limits but when I look around I realise I am not living exactly in a world of giants.

You sin in thinking bad about people - but, often, you guess right.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

I love Germany so much that I preferred when there were two.

In church I feel very close to the publican of the parable.

Power is a disease one has no desire to be cured of.

Apart from the Punic Wars, I've been blamed for just about everything.

In politics, sunny days and rainy days can change very quickly.

I have some state secrets I will take with me to paradise.

Steadily, we are listening more to the intelligence of our hearts—and acting on that wisdom. And that's what spirituality is—an expression of Love.

No daydreaming. No music, film, art, creative thinking or business.

I'd ask you to think outside the box on this, but it's obvious your box is broken. And has schizophrenia.

Even though I don't personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching.

When we start to understand God, we will be offended less and we will react less to negative circumstances

My parents were vegetarians. I'd show up at school, this giant black kid, with none of the cool clothes and a tofu sandwich and celery sticks.

We've taken a show about destruction and turned it into a show about construction.

When the World Gets in my Face I say, Have a Nice Day.

If you put tomfoolery into a computer, nothing comes out of it but tomfoolery. But this tomfoolery, having passed through a very expensive machine, is somehow enobled and no-one dares criticize it.

I've almost been hit by a lot of things in New York City. I am pretty sure I have almost been hit by a bike messenger before.