It is impossible to live in the past, difficult to live in the present and a waste to live in the future.

When you imagine mistakes, there can be no self-defense.

There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin.

There is not secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves.

Riots and comedy are but symptoms of the times, profoundly revealing. They betray the psychological tone, the deep uncertainties....and the striving for something better, plus the fear that nothing would come of it all.

There is probably no more terrible instant of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man - with human flesh.

If there is a difference between what is said and what is done, only a fool believes what was said.