The public still ultimately determines what happens to you politically, by virtue of the casting of their vote ... and you cannot ever predict what will move the public in one direction or another.

In politics, a lie unanswered becomes truth within 24 hours.

Circumstances in the world of politics contribute substantially to whether or not you can be successful.

Caen's San Francisco may not be the city we remember, but it is the city we want to remember.

Mayors are judged by results.

You're going to be accused of every high crime and low misdemeanor there is.

Dressing is a matter of taste, and I've met very few Republicans with good taste.

The science of a religious man must be scientific the religion of a scientific man must be religious.

Curiosity is a sickness of want to understanding.

Learning to pay attention to how your body feels can offer you rich guidance about your choices and direction in life.

I would say I started rapping because my friends were doin it.

That is the greatest gift my books have given me; what it means and has done for the kids.

I do the extra... When you do the extra you should never doubt yourself... every fight I have a smile on my face because I know I've done it all.

A dry well is not a friend of a thirsty man; and an ignorant man, of the progression!

The cacophony of contemporary popular culture makes it hard to discern the call of truth and wisdom. There is no area in which practicing asceticism is more important.

Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every day, but they're knocking on doors that are not open.

I did theatre in the U.S. because there, content-wise, it's very light. In India, theatre tends to get preachy.