To have compromise you must first have dialog. That is the true path of democracy.

People need security of the mind. Why do they want democracy? Because it can give them freedom and security in a balanced way.

I don't believe in professional dissidents. I think it's just a phase, like adolescence.

The four basic ingredients for success are: you must have the will to want something; you must have the right kind of attitude; you must have perseverance, and then you must have wisdom. Then you combine these four and then you get to where you want to get to.

There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.

The act of willingly subtracting from one's own limited store of the good and the agreeable for the sake of adding to that of others reflects the understanding that individual happiness needs a base broader than the mere satisfaction of selfish passions. From there, it is not such a large step to the realization that respecting the susceptibilities and rights of others is as important as defending one's own susceptibilities and rights if civilized society is to be safeguarded.

To be forgotten, is to die a little.