A politician is someone who promises a bridge even when there's no water

So when will be the time to get on the train? I think.....a little bit almost quite very soon and not long.

We have a saying in Marseilles: a man in no hurry gets nowhere fast. I have been in no hurry for eight years.

The only power that has any real meaning is the power to better the world.

Civilization, after all, is defined by what we forbid, more than what we permit.

Every virtuous act has some Dark secret in its heart; every risk we take contains a mystery that can’t be solved.

Friendship is also a kind of medicine, and the markets for it, too, are sometimes black.