The tragedy about history - personally and globally - is that while we may learn it we rarely learn from it.

Finding oneself and one's path is like waking up on a foggy day. Be patient, and presently the fog will clear and that which has always been there can be seen. The path is already there to follow

Wisdom is merely the movement from fighting life to embracing it.

Odd how we focus on studying wars at at school to form our 'education'. No wonder we know so little about making and forging peace as adults.

In life, one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some special day-or to celebrate each special day.

Take a walk outside - it will serve you far more than pacing around in your mind.

It's not the world that needs to change - it's our consciousness we must raise

Know your magic, trust your magic, use your magic and know that you are a manifestation of life's magic.

Some strive to make themselves great. Others help others see and find their own greatness. It's the latter who really enrich the world we live in

It's not the depth of your intellect that will comfort you or transform your world. Only the richness of your heart and your generosity of spirit can do that

The best way to get something good out of what you're doing is to put something good into it.

Real people are made out of a whole lot of things—flesh, bone, blood, nerves, stuff like that. Literary people are made out of words.

A mind that is fast is sick. A mind that is slow is sound. A mind that is still is divine.

The Harvester was the rustling of autumn leaves, there one minute, gone the next.

With the press there is no "off the record.

The finishing off of the encircled enemy army is to be left to the Luftwaffe.

Trotsky rises to give me his hand, then sits at his desk, gently allowing his regard to light on my person.

The Israeli army had the most sophisticated weaponry and they used it against residential towers, schools and hospitals.

I learned in an extremely hard way that the accountability falls with me.

I have always felt one of the things dance should do - its business being so clearly physical - is challenge the culture's gender stereotypes.

In the search [of a deal], we adopt the same attitude one might find appropriate in looking for a spouse: It pays to be active, interested, and open-minded, but it does not pay to be in a hurry.