Those who hate most fervently must have once loved deeply; those who want to deny the world must have once embraced what they now set on fire.

A country is not only what it does but what it tolerates.

The advantage of wisdom is that you can play dumb. The opposite is more difficult.

Nothing is more difficult and nothing requires more character than to find oneself in open opposition to ones time (and those one loves) and to say loudly: No!

Expect nothing. Today: that is your life.

One man's death: that is a catastrophe. A hundred thousand dead: that is a statistic

How wonderful it is, to be silent with someone.

The world isn't purposeful. It isn't ruled by reason. The world wants to play. Fashion queens have always aroused more interest than future generations and their fate.

Germany is an anatomical oddity: it writes with its left hand and acts with its right.

Each economy relies on the credit system, that is, on the erroneous assumption that the other will pay back money pumped.

Language is a weapon, keep it honed!

I had to make a choice, either take care of my family and become a good son, or be a bad son and start working towards constructing a world of harmony and peace. I chose the later.

It is a rule of leading people, Gideon. You may be confused, or afraid, or overwhelmed, or all three—those who depend on you must never see it.

You can't fail when it is not an option.

You are free. Your mind belongs to you. Your thoughts are yours. Honor the sacred territory of your freedom and individuality.

Christmas is a state of mind.

I think anyone who follows me knows how I react. It's not always poetic and perfect but neither am I.

I’m like America ” he said. Stephanie swung around to look at him unnerved. “What are you talking about ” she said. “Are you off your meds ” “Our hands are dirty ” Jules said.

When a man says he does not want to speak of something he usually means he can think of nothing else.

For nine years I worked to change what was hairdressing then into a geometric art form with color, perm without setting which had never been done before.

Leadership is about encouraging women to break their silence and tell their stories to the world.