No influence so quickly converts a radical into a reactionary as does his election to power.

I sometimes think that the prevalent use of external cosmetics eats out the internal brain if persisted in long enough.

The praise of injudicious friends frequently fosters bad mannerisms.

Throughout my life, I have always found that events which seemed at the time disastrous ultimately developed into positive blessings.

Years in themselves mean nothing. How we live them means everything.

Popular magazines multiply while the library shelves remain undisturbed.

Storehouses filled with merchandise will prove a better guarantee than arsenals bulging with ammunition.

No wars are more bitter than those undertaken in the name of religion.

Depending on the reality one must face, one may prefer to opt for illusion.

Hate did not give way to heroism.

Eat your heart out. Oh, wait. You can’t. It’s not organic.

The greatest thing in life is health.

All male animals, including men, when they are in love, are apt to behave in ways that seem ludicrous to bystanders.

A desire to succeed in politics is propelled by these two seemingly contradictory forces, which frequently change places and sometimes coexist: to save others and to save oneself.

A country whose culture is based on nonviolence will find it necessary to have every home as much self-contained as possible.

Screw poetry, it’s you I want, your taste, rain on you, mouth on your skin.

I admit, I am a demon at nintendo.

Never blame what you are on what someone else is.