Why is art beautiful? Because it's useless. Why is life ugly? Because it's all ends and purposes and intentions.

The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!

Life is what we make of it. Travel is the traveler. What we see isn't what we see but what we are.

My soul is a hidden orchestra; I know not what instruments, what fiddlestrings and harps, drums and tamboura I sound and clash inside myself. All I hear is the symphony.

The slope takes you to the windmill, but effort takes you nowhere.

We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.

There are no norms. All people are exceptions to a rule that doesn’t exist.

Everything interests me, but nothing holds me.

I am nothing. I'll never be anything. I couldn't want to be something. Apart from that, I have in me all the dreams in the world.

It's been a long time since I've been me.

I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided.

Never crave for anyone, you will get what you're destined in your life! Trust Existence!

Generosity without delicacy, like wit without judgement, generally gives as much pain as pleasure.

God does not hide the mistakes of His heroes

I drive myself to and from work. I love the privacy.

I have no agenda - just to be loved. Somebody said to me, 'Whenever somebody says your name, a smile comes to their face.' That's a great accolade. I strive to keep it that way.

Individual peace is the unit of world peace.

It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way.

Man, unlike the animals, has never learned that the sole purpose of life is to enjoy it.

My goal in the new administration is to engage all of the stakeholders, everyone who can help us meet the challenges of the 21st century, and ensure that we work together.