There is nothing that can equal the treasure of so many shared memories.

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten,' he does not say 'My men were beaten.'

Even though human life may be the most precious thing on earth, we always behave as if there were something of higher value than human life.

He who bears in his heart a cathedral to be built is already victorious. He who seeks to become sexton of a finished cathedral is already defeated.

Demagoguery enters at the moment when, for want of a common denominator, the principle of equality degenerates into the principle of identity.

If you tame me, it would be as if the sun came to shine on my life.

He sat down. I sat down next to him. And after a silence, he spoke again. 'The stars are beautiful because of a flower you don't see...' I answered, 'Yes, of course.