One can run away from anything but oneself.

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.

Truth is a hard master, and costly to serve, but it simplifies all problems.

The secret of all greatness is in knowing what to do with time.

Sometimes the signs and signals of the non-language speaking world are not very clear. Then we have to walk in trust, move forward step by small step, until we are sure of the proper path.

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better.

Don't put off for tomorrow what you should do today.

I write, or used to write, to explain to myself situations I couldn't otherwise solve or understand. Meditation comes very naturally to me.

A lot of what making art is, is just being open, and empty. And putting yourself in the right place for things to, literally, come together.

Shoot for the moon. If you miss, shoot again.

I got kicked out of every school I ever went to.